CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

ANCIENT GRECIAN NOODLES

CHAPTER II.

GOTHAMITE DROLLERIES:

Reputed communities of stupids in differentcountries- The noodles of Norfolk: theirlord's bond; the dog and the honey;the fool and his sack of meal- Tales ofthe Mad Men of Gotham: Andrew Bordenot the author- The two Gothamites atNotts Bridge- The hedging of the cuckoo-How the men of Gotham paid theirrents The twelve fishers and thecourtier- The Gúrú Paramartan- Thebrothers of Bakki-- Drowning the eel-The Gothamite and his cheese- Thetrivet- The buzzard- The gossips at

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