| Description |
lvii, 287 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Folktales of the world
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [257]-263. |
| Contents |
Animal tales. The fox and the wolf go a-fishing -- The nun vixen -- Lion, wolf, and fox -- Fox and stork -- Ten years the she-fox, eleven the wee fox -- The fox in the pit -- Hedgehog and fox -- Wolf, fox, and ass -- Man, snake, and fox -- Cat, lion, and man -- The old woodcutter and the lion -- Why the dog chases the hare -- Ox and ass -- Ass and camel -- The mouse and his daughter -- Owl and partridge -- Crab and snake -- Shepherd and snake. |
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Wonder tales. The monk -- The twin brothers -- Anthousa the fair with golden hair -- The shepherd and the three diseases -- The enchanted lake -- Brother and sister -- The sun and his wife -- Master Semolina -- The crab -- The sleeping prince -- The turtle and the chickpea -- The seven ravens -- Poppies -- The king's godson and the baldchin -- The navel of the Earth -- Cinderello -- The mill -- Myrsina, or Myrtle -- Maroula. |
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Tales of kindness rewarded and evil punished. The twelve months -- The two neighbors -- Truth and falsehood -- The old man and the three brothers -- The cardplayer in paradise -- The devil who wore out forty pairs of tsarouchia -- The child who was poor and good. |
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Tales of fate. Chance and the poor man -- The ill-fated princess -- The sackmaker. |
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Jokes, anecdotes, and religious tales. The riddle -- What is the fastest thing in the world? -- Princess Plumpkins (Pachoulenia) -- The vinegrower, the priest, the Frankish priest, and the chotzas -- Eggs -- The king and the basket weaver -- Otto's astronomer, watchmaker, and doctor -- The priest's son and the sickles -- The baldchin and the drakos -- Eli -- Loading the ass -- The miser of Castro -- The cowardly chiots -- The chatterbox -- Ninety-nine hens and a rooster -- The sievemaker and the ass -- Three pecheis of paradise -- The honest wife -- What am I to say? -- Almondseed and Almondella -- The village of lies -- The man with the pie. |
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Legends. The swallow -- Phlandro -- The searing breath of the Katevatos -- The lake spirits of Peristera and Xerovouni -- New airs -- The nereids' cave -- Kaemene Island. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Greece.
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| ISBN |
0226517853 |
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9780226517858 |
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