Mongolian Literature Anthology

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 Copyright
 Preface
 Contents
 Introduction
 A Note on Spelling
 A Short Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading
 A Note on the Translations
 History
 The King of Tibet and the Princess of China
 The Lesson of Alan-qo\'a
 The Youth of Genghis Khan
 Temüjin Escapes from the Three Merkit
 How Temüjin Acquired the Name of Genghis Khan
 Genghis Reproves his Brothers Khasar and Belgetei
 Genghis Takes a New Wife
 The Story of Argasun the Lutenist
 An Attempt on the Life of Genghis Khan
 Genghis and the Bowl of Elixir
 The Death of Genghis Khan. The Lament of the Khagan Togon TemürThe Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty
 The Khagan and the Lady
 Mongol-Oirad Rivalry
 Dayan Khagan Unites the Mongols
 The Second Conversion of the Mongols to Buddhism
 The Dalai Lama Suppresses a Demoness
 Legends
 The Tale of the Two Dapple-greys
 The Tale of Ubashi Khungtayiji of the Mongols
 The Ölet War
 How the Four Khans of Khalkha got their Titles
 Gerel the Clever Khan
 The Legend of the Squinting Princess
 Didactic Literature
 How an Orphan Boy Argued with the Nine Champions of Genghis Khan
 The Key of Understanding. Discourse of a Sheep, a Goat and an OxThe Story of the Little Dog, the Cat and the Mouse
 The Kite which Reveals the Way of the World
 The Story of the Hare, the Hogget and the Wolf
 The Tale of the Boy with the Black Ox
 A Tract on the Evils of Strong Drink
 Two Pastoral Letters
 Maxims
 Epic
 How Geser Regulated the Realm of the Emperor Güme of China
 How Geser was Changed into a Donkey
 Anaa Mergen Khan
 Erinchin Mergen the Best of Men
 Keviin Sayin Buidar
 Prayers and Rituals
 A Ritual for the Worship of the God of the Fire
 An Incense-offering to the White Old Man
 Prayers before Hunting. An Incense-offering to the GunWorship of the Saddle-thongs
 A Prayer to Manakhan Tngri
 Obtaining a Site for Disposing of the Dead
 On the Custom of Begging a Site for Disposing of a Dead Person
 From Troubled Years
 Ritual for Worshipping the Water-spirits and Local Deities
 Shamanistic Incantations
 Invocation of Queen Changkhulang
 Fragment of an Invocation to the Spirits of the Black Direction
 Folk-tales
 Mostly Supernatural
 Tricksters and Clever Talk
 Tales about Balansengge
 Mendicant Tales
 Tales about Shagdar
 Animal Tales
 Nonsense Tales
 Myths
 Triads
 Conversations. Sino-Mongolian Prose LiteratureKhasbuu
 Injanashi
 Tales of Indian Origin
 King Bigarmijid
 The Monk Molon
 Lyrics and Other Verse
 Conversation Songs
 Ceremonial Poetry
 Title of the First Horse Vanguard of the Festival
 Title of a Straggler
 Title of the Last Horse Rich Belly
 Eulogy of the Best Camel-gelding
 Benediction for the Tent
 A Wish-prayer for the First Cutting of a Child\'s Hair
 Eulogy of Mount Köküi Khan
 Poems by Güleransa
 Poems by Injanashi
 Poems by Ravjaa
 Poems by Sangdag
 Poems by Natsagdorj
 Some Traditional Verse
 Reminiscences
 Old Jambal\'s Tales.