Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories Rendered into English. Anonymous

       LIII.

       WHY DO THE PLOVER FLY SINGLY?

       LIV.

       WHY DOES THE SPIDER HANG ON A THREAD?

       LIV. A.

       WHY ARE THE SPIDER AND THE MOUSE ACCURSED?

       LV.

       WHY HAS THE SWALLOW A FORKED TAIL AND A RED SPOT ON ITS BREAST?

       LVI.

       WHY DOES THE FROG SHRIVEL UP AT DEATH?

       LVII.

       WHY DOES THE SILKWORM SPIN A THIN THREAD?

       LVIII.

       WHY IS IT RIGHT TO KILL A SPARROW?

       LIX.

       WHY SHOULD THE OAK TREE NOT BOAST?

       LX.

       WHY DOES THE MOSQUITO LIVE IN THE WELL?

       LXI.

       WHY DOES THE MOSQUITO FEED ON BLOOD?

       LXII.

       WHY DOES THE FLY EAT THE CHERRY?

       LXIII.

       WHY HAS THE BUTTERFLY RINGS ON ITS WINGS?

       LXIV.

       WHY DOES THE CRICKET CHIRP?

       LXV.

       WHY DO THE ANTS FEED THE CRICKET?

       LXVI.

       WHY DO CATS AND DOGS FIGHT?

       LXVII.

       WHY DO CATS EAT MICE?

       LXVII. A.

       ANOTHER VERSION.

       LXVIII.

       WHY DOES A CAT SIT ON THE DOORSTEP IN THE SUN?

       LXIX.

       WHY DOES THE FLY SETTLE ON THE DEAD?

       LXX.

       WHY IS THE FOOT OF MAN ARCHED?

       LXXI.

       WHY HAS A SNAKE NO TAIL? AND WHY DO FLEAS SUCK HUMAN BLOOD?

       LXXII.

       CHARMS AGAINST FLEAS AND OTHER HOUSE VERMIN.

       LXXIII.

       CHARMS AGAINST BUGS.

       LXXIV.

       WHY DOES THE CUCKOO CALL “CUCKOO”?

       LXXV.

       WHY DOES A WAGTAIL WAG ITS TAIL?

       LXXVI.

       WHY HAS THE HOOPOE A TUFT?

       LXXVII.

       WHY DOES THE EAGLE LIVE ON RAW MEAT?

       LXXVIII.

       WHY HAS THE LARK A TUFT?

       LXXIX.

       WHY IS THE TUFT OF THE LARK DISHEVELLED?

       LXXX.

       WHY DO LARKS FLY TOWARDS THE SUN?