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Summary
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32 less familiar folk tales from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen, African Kaffirs and from Persia, Lapland, Brazil, and India. Different enough to capture all imaginations.
Edited by Andrew Lang.
Contents:
- What the Rose did to the Cypress
- Ball-Carrier and the Bad One
- How Ball-Carrier finished his Task
- The Bunyip
- Father Grumbler
- The Story of the Yara
- The Cunning Hare
- The Turtle and his Bride
- How Geirald the Coward was Punished
- Habogi
- How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers
- The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe
- The Wicked Wolverine
- The Husband of the Rat's Daughter
- The Mermaid and the Boy
- Pivi and Kabo
- The Elf Maiden
- How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones
- Fortune and the Wood-Cutter
- The Enchanted Head
- The Sister of the Sun
- The Prince and the Three Fates
- The Fox and the Lapp
- Kisa the Cat
- The Lion and the Cat
- Which was the Foolishest?
- Asmund and Signy
- Rubezahl
- Story of the King who would be Stronger then Fate
- Story of Wali Dad the Simple-hearted
- Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey
- The Knights of the Fish
Original title: The Brown Fairy Book
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Fantasy→ Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales & Folklore→ Retellings
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