Of the stories in this book, Miss Blackley translated ‘Dwarf Long Nose,’ ‘The Wonderful Beggars,’ ‘The Lute Player,’ ‘Two in a Sack,’ and ‘The Fish that swam in the Air.’ Mr. W. A. Craigie translated from the Scandinavian, ‘Jasper who herded the Hares.’ Mrs. Lang did the rest.
Some of the most interesting are from the Roumanion, and three were previously published in the late Dr. Steere’s ‘Swahili Tales.’ By the permission of his representatives these three African stories have here been abridged and simplified for children.
CONTENTS
[ THE FINEST LIAR IN THE WORLD ]
[ THE STORY OF THREE WONDERFUL BEGGARS ]
[ THE THREE PRINCES AND THEIR BEASTS (LITHUANIAN FAIRY TALE) ]
[ THE GOAT’S EARS OF THE EMPEROR TROJAN ]
[ THE NINE PEA-HENS AND THE GOLDEN APPLES ]
[ THE CHILD WHO CAME FROM AN EGG ]
[ HOW A FISH SWAM IN THE AIR AND A HARE IN THE WATER. ]
[ JESPER WHO HERDED THE HARES ]
[ THE HISTORY OF DWARF LONG NOSE ]
[ THE NUNDA, EATER OF PEOPLE ]
[ THE MAIDEN WITH THE WOODEN HELMET ]
[ THE MONKEY AND THE JELLY-FISH ]
[ THE YOUNG MAN WHO WOULD HAVE HIS EYES OPENED ]
[ THE BOYS WITH THE GOLDEN STARS ]
[ THE PRINCESS WHO WAS HIDDEN UNDERGROUND ]
[ THE GIRL WHO PRETENDED TO BE A BOY ]