X SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. i: 



VI. Folktales (Continued). Pa;: 



Origin of customs, ceremonies, and objects 2. 



Humor and jokes 2. 



Fate 2: 



The daughter of the dragon king marries a man 22 



Magic 22 



The clever wife 22i 



The good fortune of orphans, poor men, and beggars 22 



The stupid son succeeds 22 



Lo Yin, the bachelor of arts 26 



He deceived die "Short People" 26 



As a demon 26 



Miscellaneous folktales 26 



Bibhography 29 



Appendix: I. Notes on the connections of the songs and stories of the Ch'uan Miao with 



Chinese folktales, by Wolfram Eberhard 29 



11. Motif -index of Graham's folktales, arranged by Stith Thompson 29i 



Subject index 32j 



Numerical index 33J 



