Best-loved folktales of the world

Cole, Joanne. (Author). Cole, Joanna (compiler,, writer of introduction.). Schwarz, Jill Karla (illustrator.).

Summary: A collection of over two hundred folk and fairy tales from around the world.

Record details

ISBN: 9780385185202
ISBN: 0385185200
ISBN: 9780385189491
ISBN: 0385189494
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 792 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: NY : Doubleday, 1983.
Copyright: ©1982

Content descriptions

General Note:

Publisher and pagination may vary.

Includes indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

West Europe -- 1 Cinderella (France) 3 -- 2 Beauty and the Beast (France) 8 -- 3 Puss in Boots (France) 24 -- 4 Blue Beard (France) 28 -- 5 White Cat (France) 32 -- 6 Drakestail (France) 45 -- 7 Doctor and His Pupil (France) 50 -- 8 Snow-White (Germany) 53 -- 9 Brave Little Tailor (Germany) 61 -- 10 Ashenputtel (Germany) 68 -- 11 Rapunzel (Germany) 75 -- 12 Devil's Three Gold Hairs (Germany) 78 -- 13 Darling Roland (Germany) 84 -- 14 Fisherman and His Wife (Germany) 88 -- 15 Frog Prince (Germany) 95 -- 16 Goosegirl (Germany) 98 -- 17 Tom Thumb (Germany) 104 -- 18 Wolf and the Seven Little Kids (Germany) 109 -- 19 Little Red Riding Hood (Germany) 112 -- 20 Juniper Tree (Germany) 115 -- 21 Golden Goose (Germany) 122 -- 22 Thousand-Furs (Germany) 126 -- 23 Rumpelstiltskin (Germany) 131 -- 24 Mother Holle (Germany) 134 -- 25 Sleeping Beauty (Germany) 137 -- 26 Queen Bee (Germany) 140 -- 27 Bremen Town Musicians (Germany) 142 -- 28 Hansel and Gretel (Germany) 145 -- 29 Merman and the Farmer (Germany) 151 -- 30 Crab (Italy) 152 -- 31 Bastianelo (Italy) 154 -- 32 Cock and the Mouse (Italy) 157 -- 33 Thoughtless Abbot (Italy) 158 -- 34 Don Demonio's Mother-in-law (Spain) 160 -- 35 Tonino and the Fairies (Spain) 166 -- 36 I Ate the Loaf (Spain) 170 -- 37 Half-Chick (Spain) 171 -- 38 A Legend of Saint Nicholas (Holland) 174 -- 39 Hare and the Tortoise (Ancient Greece) 177 -- 40 Fox and the Grapes (Ancient Greece) 178 -- 41 Goose with the Golden Eggs (Ancient Greece) 178 -- 42 Man, the Boy and the Donkey (Ancient Greece) 179 -- 43 Eros and Psyche (Ancient Greece) 180 -- 44 Twelve Months (Modern Greece) 186 -- British Isles -- 45 Jack and the Beanstalk (England) 193 -- 46 Jack the Giant-Killer (England) 198 -- 47 Tom Tit Tot (England) 207 -- 48 Boggart (England) 211 -- 49 Good and Bad News (England) 212 -- 50 Hand of Glory (England) 213 -- 51 Lazy Jack (England) 214 -- 52 Molly Whuppie (England) 216 -- 53 Teeny-Tiny (England) 219 -- 54 Three Wishes (England) 220 -- 55 Dick Whittington and His Cat (England) 221 -- 56 Pied Piper (England) 228 -- 57 Master of All Masters (England) 231 -- 58 Munachar and Manachar (Ireland) 232 -- 59 Field of Boliauns (Ireland) 235 -- 60 Fisherman's Son and the Gruagach of Tricks (Ireland) 237 -- 61 Thirteenth Son of the King of Erin (Ireland) 247 -- 62 Birth of Fin MacCoul (Ireland) 256 -- 63 Fin MacCoul and the Fenians of Erin in the Castle of Fear Dubh (Ireland) 264 -- 64 Black, Brown, and Gray (Ireland) 270 -- 65 Brownie of Blednock (Scotland) 275 -- 66 Midwife (Scotland) 280 -- 67 Wee, Wee Mannie (Scotland) 281 -- 68 Cow on the Roof (Wales) 283 -- Scandinavia and Northern Europe -- 69 East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Norway) 287 -- 70 Boots and the Troll (Norway) 296 -- 71 Gudbrand on the Hillside or What the Good Man Does Is Always Right (Norway) 300 -- 72 Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body (Norway) 304 -- 73 Lad Who Went to the North Wind (Norway) 310 -- 74 Master Thief (Norway) 313 -- 75 Three Billygoats Gruff (Norway) 326 -- 76 Mastermaid (Norway) 327 -- 77 Not a Pin to Choose Between Them (Norway) 340 -- 78 Princess on the Glass Hill (Norway) 345 -- 79 Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed (Norway) 353 -- 80 Why the Sea Is Salt (Norway) 354 -- 81 Tinderbox (Denmark) 358 -- 82 Peter Bull (Denmark) 364 -- 83 Maid Lena (Denmark) 368 -- 84 Old Woman and the Tramp or Nail Broth (Sweden) 377 -- 85 Salt and Bread (Sweden) 381 -- 86 Seal's Skin (Iceland) 383 -- 87 Pig-Headed Wife (Finland) 384 -- 88 Forest Bride (Finland) 387 -- 89 God and the Devil Share the Harvest (Latvia) 394 -- 90 Bul-Bul Bird (Latvia) 395 -- East Europe -- 91 Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (Russia) 403 -- 92 Baba Yaga (Russia) 411 -- 93 Firebird, the Horse of Power and the Princess Vasilissa (Russia) 414 -- 94 Story of King Frost (Russia) 422 -- 95 Prince Hedgehog (Russia) 425 -- 96 Salt (Russia) 428 -- 97 Treasure (Russia) 438 -- 98 Woe (Russia) 441 -- 99 Clever Manka (Czechoslovakia) 447 -- 100 Intelligence and Luck (Czechoslovakia) 452 -- 101 Czar Trojan's Ears (Yugoslavia) 455 -- 102 A Stroke of Luck (Hungary) 457 -- 103 It Could Always Be Worse (Yiddish) 459 -- 104 Chelm Justice (Yiddish) 460 -- 105 Saint or Horse (Yiddish) 461 -- 106 When Hershel Eats- (Yiddish) 462 -- Middle East -- 107 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (Arabian Nights) 467 -- 108 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Arabian Nights) 478 -- 109 Fisherman and the Genie (Arabian Nights) 485 -- 110 Donkey Driver and the Thief (Arabia) 488 -- 111 Farmer and His Hired Help (Afghanistan) 490 -- 112 Don't Throw Stones from Not-Yours to Yours (Israel) 495 -- 113 Three Hares (Turkey) 497 -- Asia -- 114 Momotaro or The Peach-Boy (Japan) 503 -- 115 Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings (Japan) 506 -- 116 Sparrow with the Slit Tongue (Japan) 509 -- 117 Tale of the Oki Islands (Japan) 512 -- 118 Stonecutter (Japan) 516 -- 119 Wife's Portrait (Japan) 519 -- 120 Urashima (Japan) 521 -- 121 Magic Kettle (Japan) 523 -- 122 A Taoist Priest (China) 526 -- 123 Simple Wang (China) 528 -- 124 Faithful Even in Death (China) 531 -- 125 Young Head of the Family (China) 534 -- 126 Most Frugal of Men (China) 537 -- 127 Magic Brocade (China) 539 -- 128 Planting a Pear Tree (China) 545 -- 129 Groom's Crimes (China) 546 -- 130 A Clever Judge (China) 547 -- 131 Money Makes Cares (China) 548 -- 132 Drinking Companions (China) 550 -- 133 King's Favorite (China) 554 -- 134 Clever Thief (Korea) 555 -- 135 Tiger's Whisker (Korea) 558 -- 136 Hats to Disappear with (Korea) 561 -- 137 Why the Parrot Repeats Man's Words (Thailand) 563 -- 138 Mister Lazybones (Laos) 565 -- 139 Fisherman and the Gatekeeper (Burma) 567 -- 140 Little Lizard's Sorrow (Vietnam) 569 -- 141 Fly (Vietnam) 572 -- 142 Valiant Chattee-Maker (India) 575 -- 143 Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal (India) 581 -- 144 How the Raja's Son Won the Princess Labam (India) 583 -- 145 How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner (India) 592 -- 146 Monkey and the Crocodile (India) 593 -- 147 Tit for Tat (India) 595 -- Pacific -- 148 How Ma-ui Fished Up the Great Island (Hawaii) 599 -- 149 Why There Are No Tigers in Borneo (Indonesia) 602 -- 150 How Platypuses Came to Australia (Australia) 605 -- 151 Bunyip (Australia) 608 -- Africa -- 152 Talk (Africa-Ashanti Tribe) 613 -- 153 Anansi's Hat-shaking Dance (Africa-Ashanti Tribe) 615 -- 154 Anansi and His Visitor, Turtle (Africa-Ashanti Tribe) 618 -- 155 How Spider Obtained the Sky-God's Stories (Africa-Ashanti Tribe) 620 -- 156 Younde Goes to Town (West Africa) 623 -- 157 How Frog Lost His Tail (Africa-Sukuma Tribe) 626 -- 158 Rubber Man (Africa-Hausa Tribe) 627 -- 159 Origin of Death (Africa-Akamba Tribe) 631 -- 160 Man Chooses Death (Africa-Madagascar) 632 -- 161 Woman and the Children of the Sycamore Tree (Africa-Masai Tribe) 633 -- 162 Wise Dog (Africa-Yoruba Tribe) 634 -- 163 Hunter and His Magic Flute (Africa-Yoruba Tribe) 638 -- 164 Funeral of the Hyena's Mother (Africa-Yoruba Tribe) 642 -- 165 Oni and the Great Bird (Africa-Yoruba Tribe) 644 -- 166 Wooden Spoon and the Whip (Africa-Yoruba Tribe) 649 -- 167 Why There Are Cracks in Tortoise's Shell (Africa-Baila Tribe) 652 -- 168 Fire on the Mountain (Ethiopia) 653 -- 169 Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky (Africa-Efik-Ibibio) 657 -- 170 A Tug-of-War (Africa-Fan Tribe) 658 -- North America -- 171 People Who Could Fly (Black American) 663 -- 172 Baby in the Crib (Black American) 665 -- 173 Wonderful Tar-Baby Story (Uncle Remus) 666 -- 174 Paul Bunyan's Cornstalk (Western United States) 668 -- 175 Two Old Women's Bet (Southern United States) 671 -- 176 Jack in the Giants' Newground (Southern United States) 674 -- 177 Senor Coyote and the Dogs (Mexico) 686 -- 178 Talking Cat (French Canada) 688 -- 179 Indian Cinderella (Canadian Indian) 694 -- 180 Deserted Children (American Indian-Gros Ventre Tribe of Montana) 697 -- 181 Girl Who Married a Ghost (American Indian-The Nisqualli Tribe of Southern Washington) 699 -- 182 Lost Woman (American Indian-Blackfeet Tribe) 704 -- 183 Theft of Fire (American Indian-Chippewa Tribe) 712 -- 184 Manabozho and His Toe (American Indian) 718 -- 185 Raven Brings Light (Alaskan Indian) 719 -- 186 Sedna Legend (Eskimo) 721 -- Caribbean and West Indies -- 187 Magic Orange Tree (Haiti) 727 -- 188 Greedy Mariani (Haiti) 731 -- 189 Uncle Bouqui and Little Malice (Haiti) 734 -- 190 Bouki Rents a Horse (Haiti) 738 -- 191 Anansi Play with Fire, Anansi Get Burned (Jamaica) 741 -- 192 How El Bizarron Fooled the Devil (Cuba) 745 -- 193 Story of the Smart Parrot (Puerto Rico) 748 -- Central and South America -- 194 How the Devil Constructed a Church (Honduras) 753 -- 195 Three Magic Oranges (Costa Rica) 756 -- 196 Lucky Table (Costa Rica) 760 -- 197 Brer Rabbit, Businessman (Costa Rica) 763 -- 198 Search for the Magic Lake (Ecuador) 767 -- 199 Deer and the Jaguar Share a House (Brazil) 774 -- 200 Five Brothers (Chile) 776.