Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales

Footnote Index

Footnote Index References are to tale number followed by footnote number, with a brief subject identification. Agriculture. See also Plants and Animals 12-11 Stone wall terraces 13-8 Girls herd camels 18-8 Crowing of the cock 20-2 Chickens in the yard 26-6 Plowing 26-13 Horse trough 26-14 Ox goad 34-3 Wheat ground by hand 37—6 Sesame and watermelon 38—2 Threshing floor 38—3 Draft animals and plowing 39—4 Dung as fuel 40—7 Draft animals and plowing Animals. See Agriculture; Bird Symbolism ; Plants and Animals Authority and Government 5-2 Divan 5-3 Kissing the hand 5-9 Vizier 10-1 King and emir 12-5 "Drink from the other" 15-11 Effendi 22-7 Sheikh 22-20 Pasha and bey 35—3 Sheikh 44-5 Judge (cadi) 44-9 Judge's deputy (mtfzun) 44— 15 Shrewd vizier Baths, Public 25-1 Public baths 25-7 Toiletries taken to baths Beauty. See also Costume and Cosmetics 2-1 Face like the moon 7-8 Girl like the moon 13-2 Face like cheese 17-1 Girl like gazelle 21-3 Blood on the snow 21-9 Houri 25—2 Fair skin 35-1 Bride like a pomegranate Bird Symbolism 9—7 Bird in wedding songs 10-9 Sexual symbolism 11-5 Bird as bride 12-1 Bird as lover 13-11 Bird as symbol Blackening with Soot i -11 Reputation blackened 13-8 Disguise 41-5 Mourning Blessings. See Prayers, Invocations, Curses, and Vows Brothers. See Children; Siblings Calendar, Lunar: 33-5 413 414 Footnote Index Childbirth. See Pregnancy and Childbirth Children. See also Pregnancy and Childbirth 1—3 Barrenness 1-7 Baby talk 4-8 Baby talk 5-3 Kissing hand of elder 8-1 Prayer for child 8-3 Spoil boy, stern with girl 10-7 Utility of children 12-2 Spoiled daughter, underdog son !3~3 Spoiled daughter 13-5 Responsibility for child 17—5 Eldest son as hero 18-2 Only son, anxious father 18-5 Only son, indulgent mother 21-i Only son 21-2 Pressure on son to marry 21—4 Only son spoiled 28—6 Shyness before elder 28-8 Illegitimate child 30—3 Leaving no heir 32—2 Children belong to father 35-2 Spoiled daughter 35-6 "O my son!" 35—20 Father's house 35-21 Place of father's origin 40-5 Utility of children 42-13 Proud father Closing Formulas. See Opening Formulas Clothing. See Costume and Cosmetics Colors. See also Blackening with Soot 19-3 White and green 19-4 Green bead, blue bead, evil eye 21-3 Blood on the snow 25-2 Black and white 33-7 Flames and redness, ghouls Commerce 4-3 Traveling salesmen 5-7 The khan 18-13 Status of craftspeople 22-17 Street vendor's cry 37-8 Market divided by trade 42-3 Salesmen request food Cooking. See Food and Cooking Cosmetics. See Costume and Cosmetics Costume and Cosmetics. See also Hair 5-11 Robe of anger 11-1 Henna 11-2 Kohl 12-3 Dress (tob) 15-13 Wrap for bathing 19-3 White and green worn by pious 23-2 Sleeves of dress (tob) 25-2 Black dress, black and white 25-7 Toiletries taken to the baths 33-2 Washing clothes at spring 33—8 Tunic (dimaye) 39-2 Shoes (madas) 43-9 Fez and cashmere "suit" 44-13 Cloak (hist) Courtship. See Marriage Crier, Public: 5-17 Currency 5-16 Variability of terms used 45-7 Para (coin) Curses. See Prayers, Invocations, Curses, and Vows Death and Mourning. See also Blackening with Soot 12-9 Grieving birds pluck feathers 22-3 "When my life span has run out" 22-15 Inability to sneeze as sign of death 25-4 Tearing clothes in grief 25-6 Mourning periods 41-5 Blacken with soot 45-2 Thursdays food brought to grave 45-3 Recitation by grave Desertion 10—8 Desertion—definition 22—21 Term misapplied 35-12 Desertion as institution Divorce 28-7 Swearing divorce as serious oath 28-9 Swear divorce three times Dump. See Oven, Clay Evil Eye: 19-4 Footnote Index 415 Food and Cooking. See also Food and Sexuality; Oven, Clay 1-5 Preciousness of honey 3-3 Watermelon seeds 8-4 Roasted fava beans 8-11 Sumac as spice 9-3 Stuffed tripe 9—4 Women make stuffed tripe together...