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Strange tales from many lands
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Freya Littledale |
Eleven tales from different countries including "The Werewolf" from Spain, "The Inn That Wasn't There" from China, and "The Boy in the Secret Valley" from Iceland. |
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The magic plum tree
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Freya Littledale |
Because each of the three princes sees the plum tree at a different season, he forms a different impression of what it looks like. |
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Rip Van Winkle
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Freya Littledale |
An eighteenth-century idler who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains awakens to a much-changed world. |
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The twelve dancing princesses
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Freya Littledale |
To win a bride and a kingdom, a soldier endeavors to discover why the dancing shoes of the king's twelve daughters are worn to pieces every morning. |
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The Little Mermaid
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Freya Littledale |
A little mermaid falls in love with a handsome prince and sacrifices a great deal in hopes of marrying him. |
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Peter and the North Wind
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Freya Littledale |
The North Wind's magical gifts to Peter, recompense for blowing away the flour needed to feed him and his poor mother, mysteriously lose their magic before Peter gets them home. |
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
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Freya Littledale |
The poor old shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. |
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