F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;
Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books.
We also wish to express our thanks to Mr. Seumas MacManus, for permission to use "The Bee, the Harp, and the Bum-Clock," "The Long Leather Bag," and "The Widow's Daughter" from his books, Donegal Fairy Tales and In Chimney Corners, published by us.
CONTENTS
SCANDINAVIAN | |
| PAGE | |
| East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon | [3] |
| The Golden Lantern, Golden Goat, and Golden Cloak | [13] |
| Mother Roundabout's Daughter | [21] |
| The Bear and Skrattel | [28] |
| The Golden Bird | [37] |
| The Doll in the Grass | [45] |
| The Princess on the Glass Hill | [47] |
| The Ram and the Pig who went into the Woods to Live by Themselves | [56] |
| The Troll's Hammer | [60] |
| The Clever Prince | [65] |
| "Lars, my Lad!" | [70] |
| Twigmuntus, Cowbelliantus, Perchnosius | [85] |
ENGLISH | |
| Master Tobacco | [89] |
| The History of Tom Thumb | [95] |
| Tattercoats | [101] |
| History of Jack the Giant-Killer | [104] |
FRENCH | |
| Yvon and Finette | [109] |
| The Fair One with Golden Locks | [138] |
| The Little Good Mouse | [148] |
| The Story of Blanche and Vermilion | [161] |
| Prince Desire and Princess Mignonetta | [165] |
| The Yellow Dwarf | [171] |
| Graciosa and Percinet | [179] |
| Drak, the Fairy | [197] |
| Drakesbill and His Friends | [202] |
| Riquet with the Tuft | [209] |
| The White Cat | [216] |
| Prince Cherry | [229] |
| The Twelve Months | [264] |
SPANISH | |
| The Story of Coquerico | [254] |
| The Bird-Cage Maker | [259] |
GAELIC | |
| The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse, and the Bum-Clock | [271] |
| The Long Leather Bag | [279] |
| The Widow's Daughter | [288] |
| Munachar and Manachar | [292] |
GERMAN | |
| The Wild Swans | [238] |
| The Road to Fortune | [295] |
| The Golden Crab | [301] |
| The Table, the Ass, and the Stick | [307] |
| The Little Brother and Sister | [318] |
| The Old Griffin | [324] |
| The Three Feathers | [330] |
| The House in the Wood | [334] |
| Rapunzel | [339] |
| The Queen Bee | [343] |
| The Many-Furred Creature | [345] |
| Snow-white and Rose-red | [350] |
| The Frog Prince | [357] |
| The Goose Girl | [361] |
| Briar Rose | [367] |
| The Iron Stove | [370] |
| Rumpel-stilts-ken | [376] |
| Faithful John, the King's Servant | [379] |
| Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle | [386] |
RUSSIAN | |
| The Magic Egg | [390] |
| The Sparrow and the Bush | [402] |
| The Iron Wolf | [404] |
EAST INDIAN | |
| The Grateful Cobra | [408] |
| The Magic Ring | [413] |
| Tit for Tat | [426] |
| The Brahman, the Tiger, and the Six Judges | [427] |
| Muchie Lal | [431] |
| The Valiant Chatteemaker | [439] |