The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores
THE ISLANDS OF MAGIC
LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES
RETOLD BY
ELSIE SPICER EELLS
Illustrated by E. L. BROCK
NEW YORK HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC. PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY THE QUINN & BODEN COMPANY RAHWAY, N. J.
PREFACE
Some three-fourths of the distance between America and Europe there is a group of nine beautiful islands called the Azores which belong to Portugal. Their names are Flores, Corvo, Fayal, Pico, S. Jorge, Graciosa, Terceira, S. Miguel, and Santa Maria. Many people think them to be the mountain peaks of the submerged continent, Atlantis, which long ago was covered by the ocean.
Elsie Spicer Eells
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Nothing but the Sea, Sky and Rock
THE ISLANDS OF MAGIC
PRINCESS BLUEGREEN OF THE SEVEN CITIES
King Graywhite struck his royal sword against the great wall
THE ISLANDS OF FLOWERS
She could not hold them all
WHY DOGS SNIFF
"Will somebody please pass the pepper?"
LONGSTAFF, PINEPULLER AND ROCKHEAVER
The three friends journeyed on together
THE TABLE, THE SIFTER AND THE PINCHERS
"Table, set yourself," said the man
LINDA BRANCA AND HER MASK
She quietly stole out of the house
FRESH FIGS
The two rabbits came running up to him
PETER-OF-THE-PIGS
He buried it halfway in the sand
THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER RINGS
The two old women, the princess, the king and queen, and all the courtiers followed
THE MASTER OF MAGIC
The horse had changed into a kernel of corn
ST. ANTHONY'S GODCHILD
He climbed up the high wall of the palace
TROUBLE WHEN ONE'S YOUNG
"Oh, stone from my garden wall," she was saying
THE LITTLE MAID WHO WAS WISE
They were big and heavy, but her great fear gave her strength
MANOEL LITTLEBEAN
He saw the quantities of gold
THE NECKLACE OF PEARLS
"Take me home as fast as you can!"
THE DAUGHTER OF THE KING OF NAPLES
Then he sorrowfully returned to his waiting ship
MARIA-OF-THE-FOREST
THE SEVEN ENCHANTED PRINCES
"We never have looked so neat and clean"
THE LISTENING KING
The miller and his wife were the most surprised people in the whole country
JOSÉ THE BEAST SLAYER
He frowned down at José
THE PRINCESS OF THE LOST ISLAND
WHY THE ALVÉLOA BIRD RECEIVED A BLESSING
WHY THE CODORNIZ BIRD RECEIVED A CURSE
OUTSIDE THE DOOR LIKE THE MOTHER OF ST. PETER
"Alms! Alms!"
WHY THE OWL FLIES AT NIGHT
Pedro lifted the two great jars and slowly climbed up the hill
THE LABORER AND HIS MASTER
'TIS FAITH WHICH SAVES
It appeared that the fair maid would die
ST. BRENDAN'S ISLAND
One evening just at sunset
THE SILENT CAVALIER
The peaceful snow-capped summit of Mt. Pico
THE ENCHANTED PALACE
The beautiful enchanted palace in the lake of Ginjal
THE FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
He bowed his head upon his hands
THE MILLER'S CLOAK
He wrapped himself in the brown cloak and went out through the fierce blinding storm
THE MAGIC MOUTHFUL
She ran to the water jar
THE MESSENGERS
A fierce storm arose
