The Talking Thrush - and Other Tales from India

Project Gutenberg's The Talking Thrush, by William Crooke and W. H. D. RouseThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Talking Thrushand Other Tales from IndiaAuthor: William CrookeW. H. D. RouseIllustrator: W. Heath RobinsonRelease Date: December 9, 2009 [EBook #30635]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALKING THRUSH ***Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file wasproduced from images generously made available by TheInternet Archive)Transcriber's Note:Varied accenting was retained. This hyphenation was so varied that images of theoriginal "Notes" pages were included in the this version. You may see these images byclicking on the pages numbers.CoverThe Talking ThrushAnd Other Tales from India"A Crow is a Crow for ever." "A Crow is a Crow forever."Title PageThe Talking ThrushAnd Other Tales from IndiaCollected by W·CROOKEAnd Retold byW·H·DROUSEIllustrated by W·H·Robinson.New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.1922First Published October 1899Reprinted July 1902; October 1922All rights reservedPRINTED IN GREAT BRITAINTwo men leaning against each other, one readingPrefaceHE stories contained in this ...