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Veps
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Nine Charms from the VepsNine Veps healing charms — magical incantations against toothache, snakebite, the evil eye, wind-sickness, curses, gout, and swelling. Collected from fieldwork among the Veps of northwestern Russia by A. Ahlqvist and E. Lönnrot; published by K. J. Ujfalvy in Essai de grammaire vêpse (Paris, 1875). First English translations from Veps.Nine Fables from the VepsNine animal fables of the Veps people — the bee and the sheep, the eagle's young, the thorn-bush, the swallow and the sheep, the dog and his reflection, the crane and the fox, the duck and the hen, the cat and the mice, the man and the fox. Collected from Ahlqvist's and Lönnrot's fieldwork among the Veps of northwestern Russia; published by K. J. Ujfalvy in Essai de grammaire vêpse (Paris, 1875). First English translations from Veps.Proverbs of the VepsForty-seven proverbs of the Veps people — wisdom about time, work, weather, dogs, kings, fools, and the east wind. Collected from Ahlqvist's and Lönnrot's fieldwork among the Veps of northwestern Russia; published by K. J. Ujfalvy in Essai de grammaire vêpse (Paris, 1875). First English translation from Veps.