Whether any trace of this remote civilisation can be detected in any of the old legends at present current among the country-folk of Sind, it is impossible to say. We hope that Mr. Kincaid will be able to continue his investigations into these matters, and will give to the public all that he can find. With the translation of the pictographic script on the recently discovered seals, some clue or connection with later civilisations may possibly be traced. A fascinating vista of Sind, i.e., the land of the Indus, as the cradle of modern Civilisation has been opened up, (for Sumerian culture was probably the source of Babylonian, Assyrian and Western Asiatic culture). It is to be hoped that the Government of India will continue its investigations with redoubled energy, and will further explore the rich plains on both banks of the Indus. M. de P. Webb. London, 16th December, 1924. CONTENTS. I.—SIND FOLK STORIES. Page. 1. Lal Shahbaz 7 2. Udero Lal 12 3. Jinda Pir 18 4. Abdul Latif, the author of Shah Jo Risalo 22 5. Makhdum Niamat Ullah and Makhdum Nuh 28 6. Haidarabad 32 7. Brahmanabad I 35 8. Brahmanabad II 38 9. The Eighth Key 45 10. The Noose of Murad 53 11. The Makli Hill 57 12. Larkana 62 13. Two love Tragedies 65 14. Swami Vankhandi of Sadh Belo 68 II.—GUZARAT FOLK STORIES. 15. King Mansing of Sirohi 75 16. The Wisdom Seller 80 17. Magadha and Rupvati 85 18. Rupsinh and the Queen of the Anardes 90 III.—ROUND ABOUT NASIK. 19. Round About Nasik 105 20. July and December 111 FOLK TALES OF SIND AND GUZARAT. I. SIND FOLK STORIES. LAL SHAHBAZ. A SIND SAINT. Sehwan is known to Englishmen chiefly as a handy station for those who wish to shoot on the Manchar lake. In the summer it enjoys an unenviable reputation for heat. The bare rocks of Lakhi known as the Bagothoro are said to end the last struggles of the monsoon. Indeed the Lakhi pass is known locally as the gate of the infernal regions; and an often quoted Persian couplet about Sehwan runs as follows: “When both Sehwan and Sibi grill so well What good was there, O Lord, in making Hell?” [1]