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# The Folk-Lore Journal/Volume 3

THE
FOLK-LORE JOURNAL
VOL. III.
(JANUARY—DECEMBER 1885.)
Alter et Idem
LONDON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY
BY ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1885.
Officers of the Folk-Lore Society,
1885-1886.
PRESIDENT.
THE RIGHT HON. THE VISCOUNT ENFIELD.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
A. LANG, M.A.
W. R. S. RALSTON, M.A. EDWARD B. TYLOR, LL.D., F.R.S.
DIRECTOR.
G. L. GOMME, F.S.A., 2 Park Villas, Lonsdale Road, Barnes.
COUNCIL.
TREASURER.—EDWARD CLODD.
AUDITORS.—John Tolhurst, F.S.A.G. L. Apperson.
BANKERS.—Union Bank of London, Charing Cross Branch.
FOLK-TALE COMMITTEE.— Messrs. Apperson, Britten, Blind, Clodd, Hartland, Nutt, Lang, Ralston, Sonneuschein, Wheatley, Solly, Wake, Gomme.
LOCAL SECRETARIES.
| Ireland: | G. H. KINAHAN, Esq. |
| South Scotland: | WILLIAM GEORGE BLACK, Esq. |
| North Scotland: | Rev. WALTER GREGOR. |
| India: | Captain R. C. TEMPLE. |
| China: | J. STEWART LOCKHART, Esq. |
HONORARY SECRETARIES.
A. GRANGER HUTT, F.S.A., 8, Oxford Road, Kilburn, N.W. J. J. FOSTER, 36, Alma Square, St. John's Wood, N.W.
CONTENTS.
# The Folk-Lore Journal/Volume 4

THE
FOLK-LORE JOURNAL
VOL. IV.
(JANUARY—DECEMBER 1886.)
Alter et Idem
LONDON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY
BY ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1886.
XVIII.
CONTENTS
# The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Rackham)/The Marriage of Mrs. Reynard

* related authors: Arthur Rackham.
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The Marriage of Mrs. Reynard
HERE was once an old Fox who thought that his wife was not true to him, and determined to put her to the test. He stretched himself under the bank, lay motionless, and pretended to be as dead as a door nail. Mrs. Reynard went to her chamber, and shut herself in; and her servant, Mistress Cat, sat by the fire, and cooked the dinner.
Now, when it became known that the old Fox was dead, suitors began to announce themselves. Soon afterwards, the servant heard some one knocking at the front door. She went and opened the door, and there stood a young Fox, who said—
She answered—
‘I ’m much obliged, Mistress,’ said the Fox. ‘What is Mrs. Reynard doing?’
The Maid answered—
‘Well, just tell her, Mistress, that there ’s a young Fox here, who would be glad to woo her.’
‘Very well, young gentleman.’
‘Well, what ’s he like? I want to know. Has he got nine such beautiful tails as the late lamented Mr. Reynard?’
‘Oh dear no,’ answered the Cat. ‘He has only got one.’
‘Then I won’t have him.’
Mistress Cat went down, and sent the wooer away.
Soon after this there was knocking again, and another Fox appeared at the door, who wished to pay his addresses to Mrs. Reynard. He had two tails, but he came off no better than the first. Afterwards others came, each with one tail more; but they were all rejected, till at last one came that had nine tails like old Mr. Reynard.
When the widow heard this, full of joy, she said to the Cat—
But when the wedding was about to be celebrated, then old Mr. Reynard under the bank roused himself, and gave the whole crew a good drubbing, and sent them, Mrs. Reynard and all, helter-skelter out of the house.
Second Tale
When old Mr. Reynard really died, the Wolf came as a suitor, and knocked at the door, and the Cat who acted as servant to
The Wolf greeted her, and said—
The Cat answered—
​‘Thank you kindly, Mistress Cat. Mistress Reynard is not at home, I suppose.’
The Wolf answered—
Mrs. Reynard asked: ‘Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he a pointed muzzle?’
‘No,’ answered the Cat.
‘Then he is no use to me.’
When the Wolf was rejected, there came a Dog, a Stag, a Hare, a Bear, and one after another every sort of wild animal. But in every one there was wanting some of the good qualities which old Mr. Reynard had possessed, and the Cat was obliged to dismiss the suitors every time. At last there came a young Fox. Then Mrs. Reynard asked: ‘Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he got a pointed muzzle?’
‘Yes,’ said the Cat. ‘He has both.’
‘Then let him come up,’ said Mrs. Reynard, and ordered the maid to make ready the wedding feast.
​Then the wedding with young Mr. Fox was held, and there was merry-making and dancing, and if they haven’t stopped, they are dancing still.
Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he a pointed muzzle?
# The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Rackham)/The Old Man and his Grandson

* related authors: Arthur Rackham.
* sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, Wikidata item.
The Old Man and his Grandson
HERE was once a very old Man, so old that his eyes had become dim, and his limbs trembled.
When he sat at table his hands shook so that he could hardly hold his spoon, and sometimes he spilt soup on the tablecloth. This vexed his son and daughter-in-law, and they would no longer let him have a place at the table, but made him sit in a corner by the stove.
They gave him his food in an earthenware bowl, and a very scanty portion too. He sat in his place looking at the others at table, and the tears came into his eyes.
One day his trembling hands could no longer hold the bowl; it fell to the ground and broke to atoms.
The young wife scolded himm, but he said nothing; then she bought him a wooden bowl for a few coppers, and he had nothing else to eat from.
As they were sitting together one day, the little Grandson, who was four years old, collected a lot of bits of wood.
‘What are you doing there?’ asked his Father.
‘I am making a little trough,’ answered the Child, ‘for you and Mother to eat out of when I am big.’
Husband and wife looked at each other for a while till their tears began to fall. Then they led the old Grandfather up to the table to take his meal with them.
And they never again said anything to him when he spilt his food.
# The History of the Black Douglas

THE
HISTORY
OF
THE BLACK DOUGLAS.
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF
THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN
"Hosts have been known at that dread sound to yield, And Douglas dead, his name has won the field."
GLASGOW:
PUBLISHED BY FRANCIS ORR & SONS.
163
* The History of the Black Douglas
* The Battle of Otterburn
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# The History of the Black Douglas/Chapter 2

THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN.
This famous battle, familiarly known to our boyhood by the name of the Battle of Chevy Chace, was fought on the 19th of August, 1388, betwixt the Earl of Douglas, with a chosen band of 5000 Scots, and Sir Ralph and Sir Henry Percy, otherwise called Hotspur, at the head of an equal or superior number of English.
Earl Douglas, grand-nephew to the Good Sir James, in a skirmish near Newcastle, encountered Sir Henry Percy, and, in the struggle which ensued, got possession of Hotspur's spear, at the end of which was attached a small ​ornament of silk, embroidered with pearls. Douglas shook his trophy aloft, and declared that he would carry it into Scotland. "That," said Percy, "shall thou never do; I will regain my lance ere thou canst reach the Border."
On their way home, the Scots encamped at Otterburn, about 20 miles from the frontier. In the middle of the night the alarm was given that Percy was upon them, and the moonlight showed his advance with very superior numbers.
The battle commenced with the greatest fury, and Douglas and Percy were repeatedly engaged hand to hand. But the Scots were out-numbered, and about to give way, when Douglas, shouting his war-cry of "Douglas! Douglas!" rushed into the thickest of the enemy, clearing his way with his battle-axe. He fell, at length, under three mortal wounds.
When the other Nobles came up, they found him in a dying state, protected by a stout priest, called William of North Berwick, armed with a long lance.
"How fares it, Cousin?" said Sinclair, the first Scottish knight who came up to the wounded leader.
"Indifferently," answered Douglas; "but blessed be God, my ancestors have died in fields of battle, not on down-beds. I sink fast; but let them still cry my war-cry, and conceal my death from my followers. There was a tradition in our family that a dead Douglas should win a field, and I trust it will this day be accomplished."
The Nobles did as he had enjoined; they concealed the Earl's body, and again rushed on to the battle, shouting "Douglas! Douglas!" louder than before. The English were weakened by the loss of the brave brothers Henry and Ralph Percy, both of whom were made prisoners, fighting most gallantly; and almost no man of note amongst the English escaped death or captivity.
THE END.
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# The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/64. The Manifestation of Losses
#### 64. The Manifestation of Losses (Al-Taghabun)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
$^1$ Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah. His is the kingdom, and His the praise; and He is Possessor of power over all things.
$^2$ He it is Who created you, but one of you is a disbeliever and one of you is a believer. And Allah is Seer of what you do.
$^3$ He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you, then made goodly your shapes; and to Him is the resort.
$^4$ He knows what is in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you hide and what you manifest. And Allah is Knower of what is in the hearts.
$^5$ Has there not come to you the story of those who disbelieved before, then tasted the evil consequences of their conduct, and they had a painful chastisement?
$^6$ That is because there came to them their messengers with clear arguments, but they said: Shall mortals guide us? So they disbelieved and turned away, and Allah is above all need. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praised.
$^7$ Those who disbelieve think that they will not be raised. Say: Aye, by my Lord you will certainly be raised; then you will certainly be informed of what you did. And that is easy to Allah.
$^8$ So believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Light which We have revealed. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
$^9$ The day when He will gather you for the day of Gathering, that is the day of the Manifestation of losses. And whoever believes in Allah and does good, He will remove from him his evil and cause him to enter Gardens wherein rivers flow, to abide therein for ever. That is the great achievement.
$^{10}$ And those who disbelieve and reject Our messages, they are the companions of the Fire, abiding therein and evil is the resort.
$^{11}$ No calamity befalls but by Allah's permission. And whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is Knower of all things.
$^{12}$ And obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, the duty of Our Messenger is only to deliver (the message) clearly.
$^{13}$ Allah, there is no God but He. And on Allah let the believers rely.
$^{14}$ O you who believe, surely of your wives and your children there are enemies to you, so beware of them. And if you pardon and forbear and forgive, surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
$^{15}$ Your wealth and your children are only a trial, and Allah with Him is a great reward.
$^{16}$ So keep your duty to Allah as much as you can, and hear and obey and spend; it is better for your souls. And whoever is saved from the greediness of his soul, these it is that are the successful.
$^{17}$ If you set apart for Allah a goodly portion, He will double it for you and forgive you. And Allah is the Multiplier (of rewards), Forbearing,
$^{18}$ The Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty, the Wise.
# The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/61. The Ranks
#### 61. The Ranks (Al-Saff)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
$^1$ Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
$^2$ O you who believe, why say you that which you do not?
$^3$ It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say that which you do
$^4$ Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as if they were a solid wall.
$^5$ And when Moses said to his people O my people, why do you malign me, when you know that I am Allah's messenger to you? But when they deviated, Allah made their hearts deviate. And Allah guides not the transgressing people.
$^6$ And when Jesus, son of Mary, said O Children of Israel, surely I am the messenger of Allah to you, verifying that which is before me of the Torah and giving the good news of a Messenger who will come after me, his name being Ahmad. But when he came to them with clear arguments, they said: This is clear enchantment.
$^7$ And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah and he is invited to Islam. And Allah guides not the unjust people.
$^8$ They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, though the disbelievers may be averse.
$^9$ He it is Who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the true religion, that He may make it overcome the religions, all of them, though the polytheists may be averse.
$^{10}$ O you who believe, shall I lead you to a merchandise which will deliver you from a painful chastisement?
$^{11}$ You should believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive hard in Allah's way with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, did you but know!
$^{12}$ He will forgive you your sins and cause you to enter Gardens wherein rivers flow, and goodly dwellings in Gardens of perpetuity that is the mighty achievement --
$^{13}$ And yet another (blessing) that you love: help from Allah and a victory near at hand; and give good news to the believers.
$^{14}$ O you who believe, be helpers (in the cause) of Allah, as Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples: Who are my helpers in the cause of Allah? The disciples said: We are helpers (in the cause) of Allah. So a party of the Children of Israel believed and another party disbelieved; then We aided those who believed against their enemy, and they became predominant.
# The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/62. The Congregation
#### 62. The Congregation (Al-Jumu'ah)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
$^1$ Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah, the King, the Holy, the Mighty, the Wise.
$^2$ He it is. Who raised among the illiterates a Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His messages and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom -- although they were before certainly in manifest error --
$^3$ And others from among them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
$^4$ That is Allah's grace; He grants it to whom He pleases. And Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.
$^5$ The likeness of those who were charged with the Torah, then they observed it not, is as the likeness of the ass carrying books. Evil is the likeness of the people who reject the messages of Allah. And Allah guides not the iniquitous people.
$^6$ Say: O you who are Jews, if you think that you are the favourites of Allah to the exclusion of other people, then invoke death, if you are truthful.
$^7$ But they will never invoke it because of what their hands have sent before. And Allah is Knower of the wrongdoers.
$^8$ Say: The death from which you flee, that will surely overtake you; then you will be sent back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, so He will inform you of that which you did.
$^9$ O you who believe, when the call is sounded for prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off traffic. That is better for you, if you know.
1U But when the prayer is ended, disperse abroad in the land and seek of Allah's grace, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.$^{11}$ And when they see merchandise or sport, they break away to it, and leave thee sranding. Say: What is with Allah is better than sport and merchandise. And Allah is the Best of Providers.
# The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/63. The Hypocrites
#### 63. The Hypocrites (Al-Munafiqun)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
$^1$ When the hypocrites come to thee, they say: We bear witness that thou art indeed Allah's Messenger. And Allah knows thou art indeed His Messenger. And Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are surely liars.
$^2$ They take shelter under their oaths, thus turning (men) from Allah's way. Surely evil is that which they do.
$^3$ That is because they believed, then disbelieved; thus their hearts are sealed, so they understand not.
$^4$ And when thou seest them, their persons please thee; and if they speak, thou listenest to their speech. They are like pieces of wood, clad with garments. They think every cry to be against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them, May Allah destroy them How they are turned back!
$^5$ And when it is said to them Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you, they turn away their heads and thou seest them hindering (others), and they are big with pride.
$^6$ It is alike to them whether thou ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them -- Allah will never forgive them. Surely Allah guides not the transgressing people.
$^7$ They it is who sa~: Spend not on those who are with the Messenger of Allah that they may disperse. And Allah's are the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites understand not.
$^8$ They say: If we return to Madinah, the mightier will surely drive out the meaner therefrom. And might belongs to Allah and His Messenger and the believers, but the hypocrites know not.
$^9$ O you who believe, let not your wealth nor your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah; and whoever does that, these are the losers.
$^{10}$ And spend our of that which We have given you before death comes to one of you, and he says: My Lord, why didst Thou not respire me to a near term, so that I should have given alms and been of the doers of good deeds?
$^{11}$ But Allah respites not a soul, when its term comes. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
# The Gateless Gate/A Beardless Foreigner

Koan number 4 out of 49 in this work (published 1228, translated 1934)
Wakuan complained when he saw a picture of bearded Bodhidharma: "Why hasn't that fellow a beard?"
    Mumon’s comment: If you want to study Zen, you must study it with your heart. When you attain realization, it must be true realization. You yourself must have the face of the great Bodhidharma to see him. Just one such glimpse will be enough. But if you say you met him, you never saw him at all.
       One should not discuss a dream
       In front of a simpleton.
       Why has Bodhidharma no beard?
       What an absurd question!
# The Gateless Gate/A Buffalo Passes Through The Enclosure

Koan number 37 out of 49 in this work (published 1228, translated 1934)
Goso said: "When a buffalo goes out of his enclosure to the edge of the abyss, his horns and his head and his hoofs all pass through, but why can't the tail also pass?"
    Mumon’s comment: If anyone can open one eye at this point and say a word of Zen, he is qualified to repay the four gratifications, and, not only that, he can save all sentient beings under him. But if he cannot say such a word of true Zen, he should turn back to his tail.
       If the buffalo runs, he will fall into the trench;
       If he returns, he will be butchered.
       That little tail
       Is a very strange thing.
# The Gateless Gate/An Oak Tree In The Garden

Koan number 38 out of 49 in this work (published 1228, translated 1934)
A monk asked Joshu why Bodhidharma came to China.
Joshu said: "An oak tree in the garden."
    Mumon’s comment: If one sees Joshu's answer clearly, there is no Shakyamuni Buddha before him and no future Buddha after him.
       Words cannot describe everything.
       The heart's message cannot be delivered in words.
       If one receives words literally, he will be lost,
       If he tries to explain with words, he will not attain enlightenment in this life.
# The Gateless Gate/Blow Out The Candle

Koan number 28 out of 49 in this work (published 1228, translated 1934)
Tokusan was studying Zen under Ryutan. One night he came to Ryutan and asked many questions. The teacher said: "The night is getting old. Why don't you retire?"
So Tokusan bowed and opened the screen to go out, observing: "It is very dark outside."
Ryutan offered Tokusan a lighted candle to find his way. Just as Tokusan received it, Ryutan blew it out. At that moment the mind of Tokusan was opened.
"What have you attained?" asked Ryutan. "From now on," said Tokusan, "I will not doubt the teacher's words."
The next day Ryutan told the monks at his lecture: "I see one monk among you. His teeth are like the sword tree, his mouth is like the blood bowl. If you hit him hard with a big stick, he will not even so much as look back at you. Someday he will mount the highest peak and carry my teaching there."
On that day, in front of the lecture hall, Tokusan burned to ashes his commentaries on the sutras. He said: "However abstruse the teachings are, in comparison with this enlightenment they are like a single hair to the great sky. However profound the complicated knowledge of the world, compared to this enlightenment it is like one drop of water to the great ocean." Then he left that monastery.
    Mumon’s comment: When Tokusan was in his own country he was not satisfied with Zen although he had heard about it. He thought: "Those Southern monks say they can teach Dharma outside of the sutras. They are all wrong. I must teach them." So he traveled south. He happened to stop near Ryutan's monastery for refreshments. An old woman who was there asked him: "What are you carrying so heavily?"
    Tokusan replied: "This is a commentary I have made on the Diamond Sutra after many years of work."
    The old woman said: "I read that sutra which says: 'The past mind cannot be held, the present mind cannot be held, the future mind cannot be held.' You wish some tea and refreshments. Which mind do you propose to use for them?"
    Tokusan was as though dumb. Finally he asked the woman: "Do you know of any good teacher around here?"
    The old woman referred him to Ryutan, not more than five miles away. So he went to Ryutan in all humility, quite different from when he had started his journey. Ryutan in turn was so kind he forgot his own dignity. It was like pouring muddy water over a drunken man to sober him. After all, it was an unnecessary comedy.
       A hundred hearings cannot surpass one seeing,
       But after you see the teacher, that one glance cannot surpass a hundred hearings.
       His nose was very high
       But he was blind after all.
# The Gateless Gate/A Philosopher Asks Buddha

Koan number 32 out of 49 in this work (published 1228, translated 1934)
A philosopher asked Buddha: "Without words, without the wordless, will you tell me truth?"
The Buddha kept silence.
The philosopher bowed and thanked the Buddha, saying: "With your loving kindness I have cleared away my delusions and entered the true path."
After the philosopher had gone, Ananda asked the Buddha what he had attained.
The Buddha replied: "A good horse runs even at the shadow of the whip."
    Mumon’s comment: Ananda was the disciple of the Buddha. Even so, his opinion did not surpass that of outsiders. I want to ask you monks: How much difference is there between disciples and outsiders?
       To tread the sharp edge of a sword,
       To run on smooth-frozen ice,
       One needs no footsteps to follow.
       Walk over the cliffs with hands free.