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Preface
Most of them are new, or have been published only in the North Indian Notes and Queries (referred to as N.I.N.Q.).
In the re-telling, for which Mr. Rouse is responsible, a number of changes have been made. The text of the book is meant for children, and consequently the first aim has been to make an interesting story. Those who study folk-tales for any scientific purpose will find all such changes marked in the Notes. If the change is considerable, the original document is sum-
marised. It should be added that these documents
are merely brief Notes in themselves, without
literary interest. The Notes also give
the source of each tale, and a few
obvious parallels, or refer-
ences to the literature
of the subject.
