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The Crimson Fairy Book



Description The Crimson Fairy Book


The Crimson Fairy Book contains thirty-six stories collected from around the world and edited by Andrew Lang. Many tales in this book are translated, or adapted, from those told by mothers and nurses in Hungary; others are familiar to Russian nurseries; the Servians are responsible for some; a rather peculiarly fanciful set of stories are adapted from the Roumanians; others are from the Baltic shores; others from sunny Sicily; a few are from Finland, and Iceland, and Japan, and Tunis, and Portugal. No doubt many children will like to look out these places on the map, and study their mountains, rivers, soil, products, and fiscal policies, in the geography books. The peoples who tell the stories differ in colour; language, religion, and almost everything else; but they all love a nursery tale. The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley. (Summary from the preface)

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00 - Preface01 - Lovely Ilonka02 - Lucky Luck03 - The Hairy Man04 - To your Good Health!05 - The Story of the Seven Simons06 - The Language of Beasts07 - The Boy who could keep a Secret08 - The Prince and the Dragon09 - Little Wildrose10 - Tiidu the Piper11 - Paperarello12 - The Gifts of the Magician13 - The Strong Prince14 - The Treasure Seeker15 - The Cottager and his Cat16 - The Prince who would seek Immortality17 - The Stone-cutter18 - The Gold-bearded Man19 - Tritill, Litill, and the Birds20 - The Three Robes21 - The Six Hungry Beasts22 - How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro23 - The Rogue and the Herdsman24 - Eisenkopf25 - The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife26 - Motikatika27 - Niels and the Giants28 - Shepherd Paul29 - How the wicked Tanuki was punished30 - The Crab and the Monkey31 - The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder32 - The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor33 - The Colony of Cats34 - How to find out a True Friend35 - Clever Maria36 - The Magic Kettle

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