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One cannot sojourn for long in the East without hearing strange stories, all
of which are vouched for by the natives. Most would make one's blood run
cold, but they are irresistibly fascinating. Filled with pathos but almost
always showing that every cloud has its silver lining, these tales carry the
reader into the mythical past that was India.
The majority of these tales have the raw transparency of folk art, whilst
others are fashinoned with uncommon sophistication. Many of the stories
have been passed down by word of mouth. Long before the radio and
television ever existed, people spent hours around fires telling stories for
entertainment.
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