| Description |
xxxiii, 257 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Folktales of the world
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [237]-239. |
| Contents |
Animal tales. The fox and the hare in winter -- The fox and the wolf -- The little hen and the little cock -- The struggle between the wolf and the fox -- The mountain hen and the fox -- The tale of the little sausage and the little mouse -- Bear, fox, and man -- Why the dogs sniff at each other -- The skinned goat -- The hedgehog and the hare -- The cock who went traveling -- Straw, bean, and coal. |
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Spirits, ghosts, and giants. The house damsel -- The household spirit in Rötenbach -- Household spirit brings food -- Reward drives the familiar spirits away -- The thing on the hedge -- The frog with the golden key -- The origin of the lake of Vitte -- The giant's toy -- The duped giant -- The giant's stone. |
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Under the spell of the demon. The enchanted princess -- The tale of the Fäderäwisch -- The girl who married the devil -- The devil's wife as godmother -- Mrizala and her bridegroom, Death -- The three traveling artisans -- The three brothers -- The girl out of the egg. |
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Tales of bravery and fidelity, patience and righteousness. The cruel stepmother -- The six brothers -- The feathers from the bird Venus -- The gold-rich king -- The tale of the silver, golden, and diamond prince -- The girl without hands -- The poor brother's treasure -- The innkeeper of Moscow. |
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Magic help and gifts. The three spinners -- The magic lamp -- The tale of Frost and his neighbors -- The hare herd -- The peasant and his three sons -- The animal languages. |
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Wise men and women. The quarrel about the woods -- The swineherd who married a princess -- The farmer's clever daughter -- The baron's haughty daughter -- Prince Ferdinand -- The lazy woman -- The peasant Pewit -- The woman in the chest -- A peasant sells a cow as a goat -- Doctor Know-All -- The wrong song. |
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Saints and sinners. The poor and the rich -- The black woodpecker -- The road to hell -- A story about our Lord Jesus Christ -- The tailor in heaven -- The hermit and the devil -- The devil and our Lord -- The man in the moon. |
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The devil and his partners. How the devil fetched the mayor -- The dead creditor -- An old woman sows discord. |
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The stupid ogre. The tale of the youngest brother and the stupid devil -- The devil duped -- The devil and the man -- A peasant tricks the devil. |
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Numskulls. The people from Schwarzenborn. They hide a bell ; They sow salt ; They protect their seed ; They dig a well ; They measure the depth of the well -- The parish bull eats the grass from the wall -- Stretching the bench -- Moving the church. |
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Stupid people. The poor people who wanted to be rich -- The clever Elsie -- The ox as mayor. |
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Stories about parsons. The damned boys -- The dream -- The pig in church. |
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Tales of lying. Catching hares in winter -- Helping to lie. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Germany.
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