| 1 |
The History of Sunshine and his Brother |
As the Chan’s Son was journeying along as before, laden with Ssidi, Ssidi inquired of him as former... |
| 2 |
Sun, Moon, and Talia |
It is a well-known fact that the cruel man is generally his own hangman; and he who throws stones ... |
| 3 |
Ouyan the Curlew |
Bleargah the hawk, mother of Ouyan the curlew, said one day to her son:
"Go, Ouyan, out, take you... |
| 4 |
Iktomi and the muskrat |
Beside a white lake, beneath a large grown willow tree, sat Iktomi on the bare ground. The heap of... |
| 5 |
Ituen and the King-s Wife |
Ituen was a young man of Calabar. He was the only child of his parents, and they were extremely fon... |
| 6 |
The Little Shroud |
There was once a woman who had a little son of about seven years old, who was so lovely and beautif... |
| 7 |
The Two Scholars |
Once upon a time there were two scholars. One was named Liu Tschen and the other Yuan Dschau. Bot... |
| 8 |
What the Man in the Moon Did |
Long ago there was a poor little orphan boy who had no home and no one to protect him. All the inha... |
| 9 |
The Enchanted Doe |
Great is the power of friendship, which makes us willingly bear toils and perils to serve a friend... |
| 10 |
Molly Whoppie |
Once upon a time there was a man and a wife had too many children, and they could not get meat for ... |
| 11 |
The Monks at the Ferry |
From time immemorial a ferry has existed from Andernach to the opposite side of the Rhine. Formerl... |
| 12 |
Loving Laili |
Once there was a king called King Dantal, who had a great many rupees and soldiers and horses. He h... |
| 13 |
The Princess Kwan-Yin |
Once upon a time in China there lived a certain king who had three daughters. The fairest and best ... |
| 14 |
Igorot - Introduction |
Three or four days’ journey to the south and east of the Tinguian live the Igorot; but so difficult ... |
| 15 |
The Panther |
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters and a little son. And one day the mother... |
| 16 |
How Old Jackal got the Pigs |
The pigs had been very troublesome all the morning, almost destroying the gate of the garden in th... |
| 17 |
The story of Gelert |
It was somewhere about 1200, Prince Llewellyn had a castle at Aber, just abreast of us here; indeed... |
| 18 |
Ivanoushka the Simpleton |
In a kingdom far away from our country, there was a town over which ruled the Tsar Pea with his Tsa... |
| 19 |
The Little Farmer |
There was a certain village where lived many rich farmers and only one poor one, whom they called ... |
| 20 |
The Three Sisters |
It is a great truth that from the same wood are formed the statues of idols and the rafters of gal... |
| 21 |
Story of Bulat the Brave Companion |
There was once upon a time a Tsar named Chodor, who had an only son, Ivan Tsarevich. Chodor gave ... |
| 22 |
Help in Need |
Some twenty miles east of Gingdschou lies the Lake of the Maidens. It is several miles square and ... |
| 23 |
Cat and mouse in partnership |
A cat having made acquaintance with a mouse, professed such great love and friendship for her, tha... |
| 24 |
(I) The two brothers |
Once upon a time there were two brothers whose father had left them but a small fortu... |
| 25 |
The Huntsman-s Son |
A long, long time ago there lived in a little hut on the borders of a great forest a huntsman and h... |
| 26 |
The Talking Turtle |
A great many years ago there was a king who talked too much. His name was Badahur, and from his b... |
| 27 |
The Icelandic sorceresses (Eyrbiggia Saga) |
"Tell me," said Katla, a handsome and lively widow, to Gunlaugar, an accomplished and gallant young... |
| 28 |
The Golden Godmother- The Story of Poor Lukas |
There was once a wealthy farmer named Lukas who was so careless in the management of his affairs t... |
| 29 |
Good Will Grow Out of Good |
In a certain town there reigned a king named Patnîpriya, to whose court, a poor old Brâhmiṇ, named... |
| 30 |
The history of Tom Thumb |
In the days of the great Prince Arthur, there lived a mighty magician, called Merlin, the most lear... |
| 31 |
How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) |
Very many years ago, before the oldest man alive at the present time can remember, the towns of Iko... |
| 32 |
The Honest but Rash Hunter |
When the Second Minister’s watch was over, he went to inspect the guard at the royal bedchamber, an... |
| 33 |
The Shepherd of Myddvai |
Up in the Black Mountains in Caermarthenshire lies the lake known as Lyn y Van Vach. To the margin ... |
| 34 |
The Faithless Wife and the Ungrateful Blind Man |
In the town of Mithila there lived a young Brâhmaṇ who, having had a quarrel with his father-in-law... |
| 35 |
The three dogs (Sweden) |
Once upon a time there was a king who travelled to a strange country, where he married a queen. Whe... |
| 36 |
How an old man lost his wen |
Many, many years ago there lived a good old man who had a wen like a tennis-ball growing out of hi... |
| 37 |
How the Moon and Stars Came to Be |
One day in the times when the sky was close to the ground a spinster went out to pound rice.Before s... |
| 38 |
The Gardener-s Cunning Wife |
In a certain village there lived with his wife a poor gardener who cultivated greens in a small pat... |
| 39 |
The Adventures of the Rich Youth |
“In former times there lived, in a great kingdom, a rich youth, a calculator, a mechanic, a painter... |
| 40 |
Hans Jagenteufel |
It is commonly believed that if any person is guilty of a crime for which he deserves to lose his ... |
| 41 |
The cat on the Dovrefell |
Once on a time there was a man up in Finnmark who had caught a great white bear, which he was goin... |
| 42 |
Jack The Giant-Killer |
When good King Arthur reigned with Guinevere his Queen, there lived, near the Land's End in Cornwal... |
| 43 |
The Stars in the Water |
This is to be another sort of chapter altogether. I am going to tell you now what happened. The eig... |
| 44 |
The King o- the Cats |
One winter's evening the sexton's wife was sitting by the fireside with her big black cat, Old... |
| 45 |
Johnny Glokes |
Johnny Gloke was a tailor by trade, but like a man of spirit he grew tired of his tailoring, an... |
| 46 |
Elvira, the Sainted Princess |
Wamba was king of the Goths, who inhabited the northern part of Lusitania. He was one of the brav... |
| 47 |
Vinegar |
Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar, a worthy couple, lived in a glass pickle-jar. The house, though small, was sn... |
| 48 |
The Fountain of Giant Land |
Long ago there lived a king who was blind. He had employed all the wise physicians in the ki... |
| 49 |
The Twelve Months- The Story of Marushka and the Wicked Holena |
There was once a woman who had two girls. One was her own daughter, the other a stepchild. Holena,... |
| 50 |
The Story of Kanag |
When the rice had grown tall and it was near the time for it to ripen, Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen... |
| 51 |
Katcha and the Devil- The Story of a Clinging Vine |
There was once a woman named Katcha who lived in a village where she owned her own cottage and gar... |
| 52 |
Haamdaanee |
Once there was a very poor man, named Haamdaa′nee, who begged from door to door for his living, so... |
| 53 |
Rabbit and the Indian Chief |
Long ago an Indian Chief was living with his people far in the Canadian forest. Life was good and f... |
| 54 |
The Children in the Wood |
Now ponder well, you parents dear,
These words which I shall write;
A doleful story you ... |
| 55 |
The Green Picture |
In a cellar in Green Street, Schenectady, there appeared, some years ago, the silhouette of a human... |
| 56 |
The Man who never Laughed |
There was a man, of those possessed of houses and riches, who had wealth and servants and slaves an... |
| 57 |
Six soldires of fortune |
There was once a man who was a Jack-of-all-trades; he had served in the war, and had been brave an... |
| 58 |
The Giant with the Grey Feathers |
Once long ago, when the Blackfeet Indians dwelt on the Canadian plains, there was a great famine in... |
| 59 |
The Culprit Fay |
The wood-tick's drum convokes the elves at the noon of night on Cro' Nest top, and, clambering out ... |
| 60 |
Why Dog and Cat are Enemies |
Once upon a time there was a man and his wife and they had a ring of gold. It was a lucky ring, an... |
| 61 |
How the Monkey Became a Trickster |
Once upon a time there was a beautiful garden in which grew all sorts of fruits. Many beasts lived ... |
| 62 |
Punchkin |
Once upon a time there was a Raja who had seven beautiful daughters. They were all good girls; but ... |
| 63 |
The Matsuyama Mirror |
A long, long time ago there lived in a quiet spot a young man and his wife. They had one child, a ... |
| 64 |
The Magic Mirror |
It was proclaimed throughout the kingdom of Granada that the king had decided on marrying. The new... |
| 65 |
Gray Eagle and his Five Brothers |
There were six falcons living in a nest, five of whom were still too young to fly, when it so happe... |
| 66 |
The mouldy Penny |
"Gold makes a woman penny-white," said the Dutch, in the days when fairies were plentiful and often... |
| 67 |
The flying carpet, the invisible cap, the gold-giving ring and the smiting club |
In a cottage near the high-road, and close to the shores of a large lake, there once lived a widow... |
| 68 |
The Devil-s Match- The Story of a Farmer Who Remembered What His Grandmother Told Him |
Once upon a time there was a poor farmer who lived in a wretched tumble-down cottage beyond the vi... |
| 69 |
The History of the Spectre Ship |
My father had a little shop in Balsora; he was neither rich, nor poor, but one of those who do no... |
| 70 |
The Story of Bantugan |
Before the Spaniards occupied the island of Mindanao, there lived in the valley of the Rio Grande a ... |
| 71 |
Man-s First Grief |
After Raven had gone, Man and his son went down to the sea to try some of the ways they had been ta... |
| 72 |
Rattle-Rattle-Rattle and Chink-Chink-Chink- The Story of Long Beard, the Dwarf, and the Two Sisters |
There was once a poor man whose wife died leaving him a daughter. The little girl’s name was Lenka... |
| 73 |
The Enchanted Moccasins |
A long, long time ago, a little boy was living with his sister entirely alone in an uninhabited cou... |
| 74 |
The Three Little Men In The Wood |
Once upon a time there lived a man, whose wife had died; and a
woman, also, who had lost her husban... |
| 75 |
The Place and the People |
It was winter in the Great Karroo. The evening air was so crisp and cutting that one seemed to hear... |
| 76 |
The Magic Egg |
There was once upon a time a lark who was the Tsar among the birds, and he took unto himself as hi... |
| 77 |
A lac of rupees for a piece of advice |
A poor blind Brahman and his wife were dependent on their son for their subsistence. Every day the ... |
| 78 |
The Minister and the Fairy |
Not long since, a pious clergyman was returning home, after administering spiritual consolation to ... |
| 79 |
Why Little Hare has such a Short Tail |
Old Hendrik was standing by the corner of the house, milking pail in hand, watching the slow proce... |
| 80 |
The Story of the Merchant and the Genius |
Sire, there was once upon a time a merchant who possessed great wealth, in land and merchandise, a... |
| 81 |
The legend of the wooden shoe |
In years long gone, too many for the almanac to tell of, or for clocks and watches to measure, mill... |
| 82 |
The Three Men of Power—Evening, Midnight, and Sunrise |
Long ago there lived a King, and he had three daughters, the loveliest in all the world. He loved t... |
| 83 |
One-s own childern are always prettiest |
A sportsman went out once into a wood to shoot, and he met a Snipe.
“Dear friend,” said the Snipe, ... |
| 84 |
The Oni on his travels |
Across the ocean, in Japan, there once lived curious creatures called Onis. Every Japanese boy and ... |
| 85 |
The Ivory city and it-s fairy princess |
One day a young prince was out practising archery with the son of his father's chief vizier, when o... |
| 86 |
The Goose-Girl |
An old queen, whose husband had been dead some years, had a
beautiful daughter. When she grew up, s... |
| 87 |
The Golden Duck- The Story of Prince Raduz and the Faithful Ludmila |
Once upon a time there was a king who had four sons. One day the queen said to him:
“It is time tha... |
| 88 |
The Constable |
In a city in the neighborhood of Kaiutschou there once lived a constable by the name of Dung. One ... |
| 89 |
The Magic Shoes and Staff |
Far, far away in a town of India called Chinchini, where in days long gone by the ancient gods in w... |
| 90 |
Fox married again |
There was once an old fox with nine tails, who wished to put his wife's affection to proof, preten... |
| 91 |
Hansel And Grethel |
Once upon a time there dwelt near a large wood a poor
woodcutter, with his wife and two children by... |
| 92 |
A Year and a Day |
When Kathleen did not come home at the time she was expected, her father and her grandmother were n... |
| 93 |
The Night on the Battlefield |
Once upon a time there was a merchant, who was wandering toward Shantung with his wares, along th... |
| 94 |
Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail |
Once upon a time the monkey and the rabbit made a contract. The monkey was to kill all the butterfl... |
| 95 |
Smolicheck- The Story of a Little Boy Who Opened the Door |
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Smolicheck. He lived in a little house in the woods ... |
| 96 |
The Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, Caliph of Bagdad |
The Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid sat in his palace, wondering if there was anything left in the world ... |
| 97 |
The House in the Lake |
A long, long time ago there lived in a little hut, in the midst of one of the inland lakes of Erin,... |
| 98 |
Rabbit and the Moon-Man |
Once, long ago, Rabbit lived with his old grandmother deep in the Canadian forest, far from all oth... |
| 99 |
The Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla |
I was born, Commander of the Faithful, in Bagdad, and was left an orphan while I was yet a very yo... |
| 100 |
The Three Rhymsters |
Once there were three daughters in a family. The oldest one married a physician, the second one ma... |