Folk-Tales of Bengal by the Rev. Lal Behari Day, with illustrations by Warwick Goble (1912)
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| Brehman wife: Wikimedia |
- Sankchinni took the form of Brehman wife and acted like her, neither husband nor mother saw a difference
- Ghost wife performed original wife's tasks quicker then the old wife use to
- She even would stretch her limbs to do so
- Mother in law witnessed and questioned husband, they both watched her closely
- Exorcist game to get rid of the ghost wife, did so with burning tumeric
- Spell of the Ojha was on the ghost, and was demanded to tell where original wife was
- She was barely alive in the tree hole
- Rescued and lived happily, and had children
- Ghost was sent away
Folk-Tales of Bengal by the Rev. Lal Behari Day, with illustrations by Warwick Goble (1912)
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| Photo of a ruby: Maxpixel |
- King died, left wife and 4 sons
- Queen loved the youngest son the most
- Son wanted to take boat on voyage, mother insisted on no, but decided to join him
- On the sea, they saw huge rubies, which the son took a great amount
- Mother said this was stealing
- Took bought to a place with a well known king
- Boy was playing with ruby, and King's daughter demanded it or else she would starve
- King offered 1,000 rupees for gem, and boy accepted, not knowing what it was originally worth
- Daughter felt beautiful and asked her parrot what he thought
- Told her she look hideous, and who only puts 1 ruby in their hair
- She went into the grief chamber
- left and sought off for more rubies for the king
- Went to the whirlpool where he fell in and saw a beautiful palace
- God of Siva head and body were separated, blood was turning to rubies
- Boy reattached body be accidentally dropping gold gem
- Took women who made rubies, and they left palce
- Sent rubies to king, he was glad
- Married women from ocean and the king's daughter, had sons and daughters
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