Santal folk tales

SANTAL FOLK TALES. Translated from the Santali By A. CAMPBELL, Free Church of Scotland Santal Mission, Santal Mission Press, Pokhuria. Printed at the Santal Mission Press, Pokhuria. 1891. PREFACE. Of late years the Folk tales of India have been the subject of much study and research, and several interesting collections of them have been published. But I am not aware that as yet the folk lore of the Santals, has received the attention which it deserves. The Santals as a people, have, to a remarkable degree, succeeded in resisting the subtle Hinduising influences to which they have long been exposed, and to which such a large number of aboriginal tribes have succumbed. They have retained their…

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