Product Description: A little old man learns the secret behind a magical fiddle. An undersea princess leaves her amber palace for love. A mule waits for revenge on the one who wronged her . . . Explore folktales, myths, legends, and fables from around the world...read more

A collection of nine traditional tales about insects from various parts of the world, including Mexico, Japan, Jamaica, and Fiji.

Product Description: The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. This wonderful collection of fairy stories, put together by Andrew Lang at the end of the 19th century, gathers many of the best loved tales of childhood to have pleased generations. The Brown Fairy Book features stories from every continent, For example, the adventures of ‘Ball-Carrier and the Bad One’ are told by Red Indian grandmothers to Red Indian children who never go to school, nor see pen and ink...read more

What cases are you engaged in at present?' 'Are you stopping many teeth just now?' 'What people have you converted lately?' Do ladies put these questions to the men - lawyers, dentists, clergymen, and so forth - who happen to sit next them at dinner parties? I do not know whether ladies thus indicate their interest in the occupations of their casual neighbours at the hospitable board. But if they do not know me, or do not know me well, they generally ask 'Are you writing anything now?' (as if they should ask a painter 'Are you painting anything now?' or a lawyer 'Have you any cases at present?'). Sometimes they are more definite and inquire 'What are you writing now?' as if I must be writing something - which, indeed, is the case, though I dislike being reminded of it. It is an awkward question, because the fair being does not care a bawbee what I am writing; nor would she be much enlightened if I replied 'Madam, I am engaged on a treatise intended to prove that Normal is prior to Conceptional Totemism' - though that answer would be as true in fact as obscure in significance. The best plan seems to be to answer that I have entirely abandoned mere literature, and am contemplating a book on 'The Causes of Early Blight in the Potato,' a melancholy circumstance which threatens to deprive us of our chief esculent root.

Product Description: Examines legends, myths, poetry, fables, fairy tales, and folktales, discussing what they are, comparing and contrasting works from around the world, and showing readers how to write their own.

Product Description: Your imagination will be your bridge into the worldwide tradition of folktales. Long before stories were written down, storytellers spoke, sang, and chanted tales to delight listeners and teach children good behavior. Whether they cause laughter or tears, all folktales communicate values...read more

Takes readers on a fascinating journey across six continents where they will encounter a vast array of folk tales from eighty different storytelling traditions that encourage them to learn about different cultures and other parts of the world.

A collection of traditional tales from many cultures, featuring how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community, and how a greedy pelican gets what he deserves.

In a wide-ranging collection of traditional tales from many cultures, readers can find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community, how a greedy pelican gets what he deserves, and more. Reprint.

A collection of traditional tales from many cultures, featuring how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community, and how a greedy pelican gets what he deserves.