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TRANSLATOR'S NOTE . . . vii 



CHAPTER 



I THE FABLE OF THE CICADA AND 



THE ANT .... I 



II THE CICADA: LEAVING THE 



BURROW . . . . 25 



III THE CICADA : THE TRANSFORMA- 



TION ..... 42 



IV THE CICADA : HIS MUSIC . . 58 



V THE CICADA : THE LAYING AND 



THE HATCHING OF THE EGGS 82 



VI THE MANTIS : HER HUNTING . 113 



VII THE MANTIS : HER LOVE-MAKING 137 



VIII THE MANTIS : HER NEST . -147 



IX THE MANTIS : HER HATCHING . 170 



X THE EMPUSA . . . 19 1 



XI THE WHITE-FACED DECTICUS : 



HIS HABITS . . . .211 



817GH5 



