Abu Kasem's slippers.--A pagan hero and a Christian saint.--Four romances from the cycle of King Arthur : Gawain and the Green Knight. The Knight with the lion. Lancelot. Merlin.--The king and the corpse.--Four episodes from the romance of the goddess : The involuntary creation. The involuntary marriage. The voluntary death. Shiva Mad.--On the Siprā shore