THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE (THE POWERFUL CRAYFISH AND THE INSATIABLE WIFE) 48

THE MERMAID 49

HOW THE SEA BECAME SALT 70

THE TWO BROTHERS AND THE FROST 71

THE SOLDIER AND THE DEVIL 76

SECTION V

STORIES OF THE G.o.dS AND SPIRITS OF THE ELEMENTS

THE SONG-G.o.d'S DEPARTURE 81

JUTTA 85

THE TWELVE DAUGHTERS 87

THE FOUR GIFTS OF THE WATER-SPRITE 98

THE LAKE-DWELLERS 98

THE FAITHLESS FISHERMAN 104

THE MERMAID AND THE LORD OF PAHLEN 106

THE SPIRITS OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS 107

THE SPIRIT OF THE WHIRLWIND 110

THE WILL O' THE WISPS 111

THE FOUNDLING 112

THE CAVE-DWELLERS 114

THE COMPa.s.sIONATE WOODCUTTER 125

CHRISTIAN VARIANT OF SAME 127

THE GOOD DEED REWARDED 128

SECTION VI

HEATH LEGENDS

THE WONDERFUL HAYc.o.c.k 133

THE MAGIC EGG 134

SECTION VII

LAKE LEGENDS

LAKE PEIPUS 136

THE LAKE AT EUSEKuLL 142

EMMU LAKE AND VIRTS LAKE 144

THE BLUE SPRING 145

THE BLACK POOL 146

SECTION VIII

STORIES OF THE DEVIL AND OF BLACK MAGIC

THE SON OF THE THUNDER-G.o.d 149

THE MOON-PAINTER 159

THE TREASURE-BRINGER 168

THE WOODEN MAN AND THE BIRCH-BARK MAID 180

THE COMPa.s.sIONATE SHOEMAKER 182

MISCELLANEOUS STORIES OF THE DEVIL 185

MARTIN AND HIS DEAD MASTER 188

THE HUNTER'S LOST LUCK 191

THE COINERS OF LEAL 192

THE BEWITCHED HORSE 193

SECTION IX

HIDDEN TREASURES