Folklore of the Santal Parganas (1909)

The Santals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal element which probably entered India from the North East. At the present day they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chutia Nagpore plateau. The Santals are great storytellers; the old folk of the village gather the young people round them in the evening and tell them stories, and the men when watching the crops on the threshing floor will often sit up all night telling stories. This work is a collection of these stories, translated into English for the delight of readers throughout the world.