| 1 |
Jack and the beanstalk |
There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-white... |
| 2 |
The Tea-Kettle |
Long ago, as I’ve heard tell, there dwelt at the temple of Morinji, in the Province of Kotsuke, a ... |
| 3 |
The three Daughters of the King of the East, and the Son of a King in Erin |
There was once a king in Erin, and he had an only son. While this son was a little child his mothe... |
| 4 |
A legend of Knockmany |
What Irish man, woman, or child has not heard of our renowned Hibernian Hercules, the great and glo... |
| 5 |
The Cat who became Head-Forester |
If you drop Vladimir by mistake, you know he always falls on his feet. And if Vladimir tumbles off ... |
| 6 |
Dogedog |
Dogedog had always been very lazy, and now that his father and mother were dead and he had no one to... |
| 7 |
The Dancers |
The Sabbath-day drew to a close in the summer-tide of the year of grace one thousand and one, and ... |
| 8 |
The Wood Maiden- The Story of Betushka and the Golden Birch Leaves |
Betushka was a little girl. Her mother was a poor widow with nothing but a tumble-down cottage and... |
| 9 |
The Hermit-s Daughter |
Near a town in India called Ikshumati, on a beautiful wide river, with trees belonging to a great f... |
| 10 |
Tales of the Nisses (Denmark) |
The Nis is the same being that is called Kobold in Germany, and Brownie in Scotland. He is in Denma... |
| 11 |
How the First Head was Taken |
One day the Moon, who was a woman named Kabigat, sat out in the yard making a large copper pot. The ... |
| 12 |
Shooting of the red eagle |
A man in buckskins sat upon the top of a little hillock. The setting sun shone bright upon a stron... |
| 13 |
Master Of All Masters |
A Girl once went to the fair to hire herself for servant. At last a funny-looking old gentleman eng... |
| 14 |
A Clever Thief |
A certain man, named Hari-Sarman, who lived in a little village in India, where there were no rich ... |
| 15 |
Rose of Evening |
On the fifth day of the fifth month the festival of the Dragon Junk is held along the Yangtze-kian... |
| 16 |
The First Monkey |
Many years ago at the foot of a forest-covered hill was a small town, and just above the town on the... |
| 17 |
The Lost Camel |
There was a city called Alakapuri, famous for all the riches that sea and land can yield, and inhab... |
| 18 |
How Greed for a Trifling Thing Led a Man to Lose a Great One |
Once upon a time there was an old woman, who had two sons. But her older son did not love his pare... |
| 19 |
John O-Groats - Scottish |
He was an old seaman, with weather-beaten face and black eyes, that had looked upon many lands and ... |
| 20 |
The Weary Watcher |
Before the opening of the great bridge sent commerce rattling up Washington Street in Brooklyn that... |
| 21 |
The Golden Root |
A person who is over-curious, and wants to know more than he ought, always carries the match in hi... |
| 22 |
Hansel and Grethel |
Near a great forest there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife, and his two children; the boy's na... |
| 23 |
The Dragon After His Winter Sleep |
Once there was a scholar who was reading in the upper story of his house. It was a rainy, cloudy d... |
| 24 |
Coinnach Oer |
Coinnach Oer, which means Dun Kenneth, was a celebrated man in his generation. He has been called ... |
| 25 |
The meal of Frothi (Norway) |
Gold is called by the poets the meal of Frothi, and the origin of the term is found in this story.
... |
| 26 |
The Seven Pigeons |
In a deserted part of the rock-bound Cantabrian coast, a poor fisherman, named Pedro, discovered ... |
| 27 |
Second Voyage |
I had resolved, as you know, on my return from my first voyage, to spend the rest of my days quiet... |
| 28 |
The old king |
Walter had been playing with his kite in the garden. Somehow or other it would never mount properl... |
| 29 |
The Tragedy Of The Yin Family |
In a certain district in one of the central provinces of China, there lived a man of the name of ... |
| 30 |
The lion and the crane |
The Bodhisatta was at one time born in the region of Himavanta as a white crane; now Brahmadatta wa... |
| 31 |
Meamei the seven sisters |
Wurrunnah had had a long day's hunting, and he came back to the camp
tired and hungry. He asked h... |
| 32 |
The tree-bound |
It was a clear summer day. The blue, blue sky dropped low over the edge of the green level land. A... |
| 33 |
Domingo’s Cat |
Once upon a time there was a man who was very poor. He was so poor that he had to sell one t... |
| 34 |
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... |
| 35 |
Alenoushka and her Brother |
Once upon a time there were two orphan children, a little boy and a little girl. Their father and m... |
| 36 |
Raja Rasalu |
Once there lived a great Raja, whose name was Salabhan, and he had a Queen, by name Lona, who, thou... |
| 37 |
Dick Whittington And His Cat |
More than five hundred years ago there was a little boy named Dick Whittington, and this is true. H... |
| 38 |
Caporushes |
Once upon a time, a long, long while ago, when all the world was young and all sorts of strange thi... |
| 39 |
The Magic Bundle |
A poor man, called Iena, or the Wanderer, was in the habit of roaming about from place to place, fo... |
| 40 |
Momotaro |
If you’ll believe me there was a time when the fairies were none so shy as they are now. That was ... |
| 41 |
The Origin of the Mole |
Once upon a time a rich man and a poor man had a field in common, and they sowed it with the same ... |
| 42 |
The son of seven queens |
Once upon a time there lived a King who had seven Queens, but no children. This was a great grief t... |
| 43 |
The Red Skeleton |
In a village on Cape Prince of Wales, very long ago, there was a poor orphan boy who had no one to ... |
| 44 |
Peruonto |
A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy reaps benefit; and he who gathers kindness gathers... |
| 45 |
Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime |
There was once an old mother sheep who had seven lambs, and one day the bat, who was about to make ... |
| 46 |
Wayambeh the turtle |
Oolah, the lizard, was out getting yams on a Mirrieh flat. She had
three of her children with her... |
| 47 |
The Weeoonibeens and the Piggiebillah |
Two Weeoombeen brothers went out hunting. One brother was much younger
than the other and smaller... |
| 48 |
Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman |
In the old days there lived on a headland that juts out into the northwestern corner of Lake Rasva... |
| 49 |
The Hut in the Forest |
Outside in the forest there was deep snow. The white snow had crusted the branches of the pine tree... |
| 50 |
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... |
| 51 |
The Story of Gaygayoma Who Lives up Above |
One day, while Aponitolau sat weaving a basket under his house, he began to feel very hungry and lon... |
| 52 |
The Haunted Ships |
“Though my mind’s not
Hoodwinked with rustic marvels, I do think
The... |
| 53 |
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 ... |
| 54 |
Fox married again |
There was once an old fox with nine tails, who wished to put his wife's affection to proof, preten... |
| 55 |
Seven Simeons |
In an empire, in a country beyond many seas and islands, beyond high mountains, beyond large rivers... |
| 56 |
The Sad Story of the Yaoya-s Daughter |
There was a wandering ballad-singer who came to a great house in Yedo where they wished to be ente... |
| 57 |
The Dear Little Hen- The Story of a Rooster that Cheated |
Once upon a time a big Rooster and a dear little Hen became close friends.
"Let us go to the garden... |
| 58 |
The Beetle and the Silken Thread |
The strange adventures related in the story of the Beetle and the Silken Thread took place in the t... |
| 59 |
Karma |
The young man, Ito Tatewaki, was returning homeward after a journey which he had taken to the city... |
| 60 |
The Miserly Farmer |
Once upon a time there was a farmer who had carted pears to market. Since they were very sweet an... |
| 61 |
Fin MacCumhail and the Knight of the Full Axe |
There was a day when Fin went on an expedition by himself. He walked out to his currochán on the s... |
| 62 |
The Brâhmaṇ’s Wife and the Mungoose |
At the end of the third watch of the night, Bodhavyapaka, the Third Minister of king Alakesa, went ... |
| 63 |
Mother Holle |
There was once a widow who had two daughters—one of whom
was pretty and industrious, while the othe... |
| 64 |
The prince with the golden hand |
There once lived a king and queen who had an only daughter. And the beauty of this princess surp... |
| 65 |
The Little Sister of the Giants |
Once upon a time there was a little girl who was very beautiful. Her eyes were like the eyes... |
| 66 |
The Stealing of the Heart |
When the Son of the Chan was, as formerly, carrying Ssidi away in the sack, Ssidi inquired of him ... |
| 67 |
Rapunzel |
There once lived a man and his wife, who had long wished for a child, but in vain. Now there was a... |
| 68 |
The Straw, the Coal and the Bean |
There lived in a certain village a poor old woman who had collected a mess of beans, and was going... |
| 69 |
A fable |
Hear me, O ye Britons! On the top of a high rock in Arvon there stood a goat, which a lion perceivi... |
| 70 |
A Legend of Kwannon |
In the days of the gods, Ama-no-Hashidate was the Floating Bridge of Heaven. By way of this bridge... |
| 71 |
The Dragon |
He who seeks the injury of another finds his own hurt; and he who spreads the snares of treachery ... |
| 72 |
The ass, the table and the stick |
A lad named Jack was once so unhappy at home through his father's ill- treatment, that he made up h... |
| 73 |
Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends |
The bush cow and the elephant were always bad friends, and as they could not settle their disputes ... |
| 74 |
The Little Hunchback |
In the kingdom of Kashgar, which is, as everybody knows, situated on the frontiers of Great Tartar... |
| 75 |
The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle) |
Old Town, Calabar, once had a king called Essiya, who, like most of the Calabar kings in the olden ... |
| 76 |
The Monkey with the Tom-Tom |
In a remote wood there lived a monkey, and one day while he was eating wood-apples, a sharp thorn f... |
| 77 |
Cenerentola |
In the sea of malice envy frequently gets out of her depth; and, while she is expecting to see ano... |
| 78 |
Preface |
In Russia, as elsewhere in the world, folklore is rapidly scattering before the practical spirit of... |
| 79 |
The blue belt |
Once on a time there was an old beggar-woman, who had gone out to beg. She had a little lad with h... |
| 80 |
Princess of Canterbury |
There lived formerly in the County of Cumberland a nobleman who had three sons, two of whom wer... |
| 81 |
Connla and the fairy maiden |
Connla of the Fiery Hair was son of Conn of the Hundred Fights. One day as he stood by the side of ... |
| 82 |
A Gullible World- The Story of a Man Who Didn-t Beat His Wife |
There was once a poor farm laborer, so poor that all he owned in the world was a hen. He told his ... |
| 83 |
The Quest of Cleverness |
Once long ago there lived a king who had a stupid son. His father sent him to school for man... |
| 84 |
The Story of Bantugan |
Before the Spaniards occupied the island of Mindanao, there lived in the valley of the Rio Grande a ... |
| 85 |
Mullyangah the morning star |
Mullyan, the eagle hawk, built himself a home high in a yaraan tree.
There he lived apart from hi... |
| 86 |
The Three Wishes |
Once upon a time, and be sure 't was a long time ago, there lived a poor woodman in a great for... |
| 87 |
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse |
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse both lived in a house,
Titty Mouse went a leasing and Tatty Mouse went a... |
| 88 |
The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished |
There was once upon a time a king who had a son who was very fond of hunting. He often allowed hi... |
| 89 |
Lumawig on Earth |
One day when Lumawig, the Great Spirit, looked down from his place in the sky he saw two sisters gat... |
| 90 |
The Disobedient Rooster- The Story of Another Little Hen |
There were once a Rooster and a Hen who were very good friends. They always went about together li... |
| 91 |
Kayuta and Waneta |
The Indians loved our lakes. They had eyes for their beauty, and to them they were abodes of gracio... |
| 92 |
The wooing of Olwen |
Shortly after the birth of Kilhuch, the son of King Kilyth, his mother died. Before her death she c... |
| 93 |
The Ungrateful Children and the Old Father Who Went to School Again |
Once upon a time there was an old man. He lived to a great age, and God gave him children whom he ... |
| 94 |
The golden helmet |
For centuries, more than can be counted on the fingers of both hands, the maidens and mothers of Fr... |
| 95 |
Mythology of Mindanao |
A long, long time ago Mindanao was covered with water, and the sea extended over all the lowlands so... |
| 96 |
The Golden Canister |
In the days of the Tang dynasty there lived a certain count in the camp at Ludschou. He had a slav... |
| 97 |
The Division of the Saranacs |
In the middle of the last century a large body of Saranac Indians occupied the forests of the Upper... |
| 98 |
The fairy of the Dell |
In olden times fairies were sent to oppose the evil-doings of witches, and to destroy their power. ... |
| 99 |
Iktomi and the fawn |
In one of his wanderings through the wooded lands, Iktomi saw a rare bird sitting high in a tree-t... |
| 100 |
The Cortelyou Elopement |
In the Bath district of Brooklyn stands Cortelyou manor, built one hundred and fifty years ago, and... |