Public Domain Art - Warwick Gobels "Folk-Tales of Bengal"

More art from Warwick Gobel. This time images from Lal Behari Day's Folk-Tales of Bengal.
   

She rushed out of the palace
and came to the upper world.

     

The Suo queen went to the door
with a handful of rice.

     

The prince revived,
and, walking about,
saw a human figure near the gate.

   

She took up the jewel in her hand,
left the palace,
and successfully reached the upper world.

     

He rushed out of his hiding-place
and killed the serpent.

     

Instead of sweetmeats,
about a score of demons.

     

At the door of which stood a lady of exquisite beauty.

     

In a trice she woke up,
sat up in bed,
and eyeing the stranger,
inquired who he was.

     

The girl of the Wall-Amirah.

     

On a sudden,
an elephant, gorgeously caparisoned,
shot across his path.

     

They then set out on their journey.

     

A monstrous bird comes out,
apparently from the castle.

     

Hundreds of peacocks of gorgeous plumes
came to the embankment to eat the khai.

     

You would adorn the palace
of the mightiest sovereign.

     

He saw a beautiful woman
coming out of the palace.

     

Husband, take up all this large quantity of gold
and these precious stones.

     

They ran away in great fear,
leaving behind them the money and jewels.

     

The camel-driver alighted,
tied the camel to the tree on the spot,
and began smoking.

     

How is it that you have returned so soon?

     

At dawn he used to cull flowers in the forest.

     

The Brahman's wife had occasion to go to the tank,
and as she went she brushed by a Sankchinni.

     

The moment the first stroke was given,
a great many ghosts rushed toward the Brahman.

     

The lady, king, and hiraman
all reached the king's capital safe and sound.

     

What princess ever puts
only one ruby in her hair?

     

Coming up to the surface,
they climbed into the boat.

     

The jackal opened his bundle of betel-leaves,
put some into his mouth,
and began chewing them.

     

A bright light,
like that of the moon,
was seen shining on his forehead.

     

The six queens
tried to comfort him.

     

Now, barber,
I am going to destroy you.
Who will protect you?

     

They approached
a magnificent pile of buildings.

     

Thus the princess
was deserted.

     

When she got out of the water,
what a change was seen in her!