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Tables of Contents for The Fish Prince and Other Stories
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Prologue
ix
Introduction: What is a Merman?
xiii
Mermen of the Northern Waters
1
28
The Nix's Soul (Germany)
5
3
Brother Nickel (Germany/Grimm's)
8
2
The Grateful Merman (Norway)
10
4
The Maiden and the Nakk (Estonia)
14
6
The Black Forest Water-Smith (Germany/Grimm's)
20
1
The Merman Laughed (Iceland)
21
5
The Nykur of Leitis Water (Faroe Islands)
26
3
Mermen of Russia and the Slavic Countries
29
16
The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise (Russia)
33
4
The Speedy Messenger (Russia)
37
8
Mermen of the British Isles
45
22
The Seal Man (Orkney)
52
3
The Sea Hunter and the Selchies (Scotland)
55
7
The Servant Girl and the Kelpie (Wales)
62
5
Mermen of Southern Europe
67
10
The Haunted Well (Macedonia)
71
6
Mermen of Asia
77
24
The Pond Spirit (Japan)
81
4
Green Dragon Pond (China)
85
6
The Fish Prince (India)
91
10
Mermen of the Middle East
101
10
The Tale of Abdullah of the Land and Abdullah of the Sea (Arabian Nights)
103
5
The River Monster (Persia/Iran)
108
3
Mermen of Africa
111
8
The Girl and the Waterlod (Mali)
114
2
Kianda Takes a Bride (Angola)
116
3
Mermen of the Pacific Islands
119
8
How Rua-Pupuke Found His Son (Maori)
121
2
The Sea Giant (Papua)
123
4
Mermen of the New World
127
12
The Woman Who Married a Merman (Coos Indians)
129
2
The Man Who Rose up from the Sea (Shawano Indians)
131
2
The Boy from the Bottom of the Sea (Greenland Inuits)
133
2
The Wounded Dolphin (Brazil)
135
1
Rayen-Caven and the Sea Spirit (Chile)
136
3
Epilogue
139
3
Glossary of the Gods of the Sea
142
13
Bibliography
155