| 1 |
The Mysterious Buddhist Robe |
The short visit which the Emperor Li Shih-ming paid to the Land of Shadows had produced a profoun... |
| 2 |
Kayuta and Waneta |
The Indians loved our lakes. They had eyes for their beauty, and to them they were abodes of gracio... |
| 3 |
Story of the most wonderful and noble Self-Playing Harp |
In a certain country there lived a king named Filon, whose wife Chaltura had an only son, named A... |
| 4 |
Why the stork loves Holland |
Above all countries in Europe, this bird, wise in the head and long in the legs, loves Holland. Fl... |
| 5 |
Childe Rowland |
Childe Rowland and his brothers twain
Were playing at the ball.
Their sister, Burd Helen, she pla... |
| 6 |
Stan Bolovan |
Once upon a time, something happened. If it hadn't happened, it wouldn't be told.
At the edge of th... |
| 7 |
Youth without age and life without death |
Once upon a time something happened whose like never occurred before—if it had not happened it woul... |
| 8 |
The Lambton Worm |
A wild young fellow was the heir of Lambton, the fine estate and hall by the side of the swift-... |
| 9 |
The Wondrous Story of Ivan Golik and the Serpents |
Somewhere, nowhere, in another kingdom, in the Empire of Thrice-ten, lived––whether ’twas a Tsar a... |
| 10 |
Little Red Riding-Hood |
Once upon a time there was a little girl who was called little Red Riding-Hood, because she was qui... |
| 11 |
The Last of the Thunderbirds |
In ancient times a great many giant eagles or thunderbirds lived in the mountains; but in later yea... |
| 12 |
The Flaming Castle |
Upon a high mountain in the Tyrol there stands an old castle, in which there burns a fire every nig... |
| 13 |
The Buried Moon |
Long ago, in my grandmother's time, the Carland was all in bogs, great pools of black water, an... |
| 14 |
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... |
| 15 |
Condemned to the Noose |
Ralph Sutherland, who, early in the last century, occupied a stone house a mile from Leeds, in the ... |
| 16 |
The Cave of the Beasts |
Once upon a time there was a family in which there were seven daughters. One day when the father w... |
| 17 |
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... |
| 18 |
Chandralêkhâ and the Eight Robbers |
There was an ancient city named Kaivalyam, in the Pânḍiya country, and in that city there lived a d... |
| 19 |
Grandfather-s Eyes- The Story of Three Wicked Yezinkas |
Once upon a time there was a poor boy whom everybody called Yanechek. His father and mother were d... |
| 20 |
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... |
| 21 |
Fifth Voyage |
Not even all that I had gone through could make me contented with a quiet life. I soon wearied of... |
| 22 |
Elphin Irving |
THE FAIRIES’ CUPBEARER.
“The lady kilted her kirtle green
A little aboon her knee,... |
| 23 |
The Haunted Ships |
“Though my mind’s not
Hoodwinked with rustic marvels, I do think
The... |
| 24 |
Magbangal |
Magbangal was a good hunter, and he often went to a certain hill where he killed wild pigs for food.... |
| 25 |
The Little Singing Frog - The Story of a Girl Whose Parents were Ashamed of Her |
There was once a poor laborer and his wife who had no children. Every day the woman would sigh and ... |
| 26 |
The Time for Naggeneen-s Plan |
Little happened that needs to be told in the next few months, either to the fairies or to the human... |
| 27 |
The Story of Tremsin, the Bird Zhar, and Nastasia, the Lovely Maid of the Sea |
There was once upon a time a man and a woman, and they had one little boy. In the summertime they ... |
| 28 |
The Pellings |
In a meadow belonging to Ystrad, bounded by the river which falls from Cwellyn Lake, they say the f... |
| 29 |
The Golden Spinning-Wheel- The Story of King Dobromil and the Good Dobrunka |
There was once a poor woman who had twin daughters. The girls were exactly alike in face and featu... |
| 30 |
The morning star and the evening star |
Once upon a time something extraordinary happened. If it had not happened it would not be told.
The... |
| 31 |
East of the Sun and West of the Moon |
Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either ... |
| 32 |
The Party from Gibbet Island |
Ellis Island, in New York harbor, once bore the name of Gibbet Island, because pirates and mutineer... |
| 33 |
The Ape, the Snake, and the Lion |
Long, long ago there lived, in a village called Keejee′jee, a woman whose husband died, leaving her... |
| 34 |
Conclusion |
All sat listening to Ciommetella's last story. Some praised the skill with which she had told it, ... |
| 35 |
The Striped Blanket |
Three Tinguian once went to the mountains to hunt deer. They took their blankets with them, for they... |
| 36 |
The Three Ruling Gods |
There are three lords: in heaven, and on the earth and in the waters, and they are known as the T... |
| 37 |
Pride Goeth Before a Fall |
Corresponding to this English proverb, there is one in Tamil—Ahambhâ vam âlai al̤ikkum—“Self-pride... |
| 38 |
Saint Nicholas and the Children |
Two little children lived with their old grandmother in a remote place in the Canadian forest. They... |
| 39 |
The Death Bree |
There was once a woman, who lived in the Camp-del-more of Strathavon, whose cattle were seized with... |
| 40 |
The Rising of Gouverneur Morris |
Gouverneur Morris, American minister to the court of Louis XVI, was considerably enriched, at the c... |
| 41 |
The Fire-God |
Long before the time of Fu Hi, Dschu Yung, the Magic Welder, was the ruler of men. He discovered t... |
| 42 |
The lad who went to the north wind |
Once on a time there was an old widow who had one son; and as she was poorly and weak, her son had... |
| 43 |
The Land of Yomi |
From the glorious clouds of High Heaven, from the divine ether, the vital essence, and the great c... |
| 44 |
The Ghost Who Was Foiled |
There are ghosts of many kinds, but the ghosts of those who have hung themselves are the worst. Su... |
| 45 |
The cat and the cradle |
In the early ages, when our far-off ancestors lived in the woods, ate acorns, slept in caves, and d... |
| 46 |
The Laird of Balmachie-s Wife |
In the olden times, when it was the fashion for gentlemen to wear swords, the Laird of Balmachie we... |
| 47 |
The Magic Cask |
Once upon a time there was a man who dug up a big, earthenware cask in his field. So he took it ho... |
| 48 |
Tilin, The Rice Bird |
One day when a mother was pounding out rice to cook for supper, her little girl ran up to her and cr... |
| 49 |
The Fairy Boy of Leith |
“About fifteen years since, having business that detained me for some time at Leith, which is near ... |
| 50 |
Andrew Coffey |
My grandfather, Andrew Coffey, was known to the whole barony as a quiet, decent man. And if the who... |
| 51 |
The Magician and the Sultan’s Son |
There was once a sultan who had three little sons, and no one seemed to be able to teach them anyth... |
| 52 |
The Old Woman And Her Pig |
An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence. "What," said she, "sh... |
| 53 |
The Relations of Ssidi Kur |
Glorified Nangasuna Garbi! thou art radiant within and without; the holy vessel of sublimity, the ... |
| 54 |
The Three Little Pigs |
Once upon a time there was an old sow who had three little pigs, and as she had not enough for them... |
| 55 |
Eating up the Protector |
In the country of Uttara there lived a Brâhmiṇ named Kusalanatha, who had a wife and six sons. All ... |
| 56 |
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 ... |
| 57 |
The story-teller at fault |
At the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a ... |
| 58 |
The three princesses of Whiteland |
Once on a time there was a fisherman who lived close by a palace, and fished for the King’s table. ... |
| 59 |
The golden helmet |
For centuries, more than can be counted on the fingers of both hands, the maidens and mothers of Fr... |
| 60 |
The shootsayer-s son |
A soothsayer when on his deathbed wrote out the horoscope of his second son, whose name was Gangaza... |
| 61 |
The Little Brother and Sister |
There was once a little brother who took his Sister by the hand,
and said, "Since our own dear moth... |
| 62 |
How a lad stole the giant-s treasure (Sweden) |
Once upon a time there lived a peasant who had three sons. The two elder ones used to go with him t... |
| 63 |
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship |
There were once upon a time an old peasant and his wife, and they had three sons. Two of them were ... |
| 64 |
The Kites and the Crows |
One day Koongoo′roo, sultan of the crows, sent a letter to Mway′way, sultan of the kites, containin... |
| 65 |
Sir Galahad and the Sacred Cup |
sang Galahad gladly. He was only a boy, but he had just been made a knight by Sir Lancelot, and th... |
| 66 |
The Best Wish - The Story of Three Brothers and an Angel |
There were once three brothers whose only possession was a pear tree. They took turns guarding it. ... |
| 67 |
The maid with hair of gold |
There was once a king so wise and clever that he understood the language of all animals. You shall... |
| 68 |
Bunnyyarl the flies and Wurrunnunnah the bees |
The Bunnyyarl and Wurrunnunnah were relations, and lived in one camp.
The Wurrunnunnah were very ... |
| 69 |
Scrapefoot |
Once upon a time, there were three Bears who lived in a castle in a great wood. One of them was... |
| 70 |
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,... |
| 71 |
Legends of Rubezahl, or Number-Nip |
Once upon a time a glazier who was travelling across the mountains, feeling very tired from the he... |
| 72 |
The Christening in the Village |
This chapter is not one of old Peter's stories, though there are, doubtless, some stories in it. It... |
| 73 |
Nix Nought Nothing |
There once lived a king and a queen as many a one has been. They were long married and had no child... |
| 74 |
Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women |
There was once a very beautiful girl called Akim. She was a native of Ibibio, and the name was give... |
| 75 |
The giantess-s apron-full |
A huge giant, in company with his wife, travelling towards the island of Mona, with an intention of... |
| 76 |
The ass in the lion-s skin |
At the same time, when Brahma-datta was reigning in Benares, the future Buddha was born one of a pe... |
| 77 |
Seventh and Last Voyage |
After my sixth voyage I was quite determined that I would go to sea no more. I was now of an age ... |
| 78 |
The Tongue-cut Sparrow |
Once upon a time there was an old man who lived all alone. And there was an old woman who lived al... |
| 79 |
The First Liberal Church |
In 1770 the brig Hand-in-Hand went ashore at Good Luck, New Jersey. Among the passengers on board t... |
| 80 |
Reflections |
Long enough ago there dwelt within a day’s journey of the city of Kioto a gentleman of simple mind... |
| 81 |
The Mallet |
There were once two farmer men who were brothers. Both of them worked hard in seed-time and in har... |
| 82 |
The Man Who Would Not Scold |
Old Wang lived in a village near Nanking. He cared for nothing in the world but to eat good food an... |
| 83 |
The Rival Fiddlers |
Before Brooklyn had spread itself beyond Greenwood Cemetery a stone could be seen in Martense's Lan... |
| 84 |
Momotaro |
If you’ll believe me there was a time when the fairies were none so shy as they are now. That was ... |
| 85 |
Ouyan the Curlew |
Bleargah the hawk, mother of Ouyan the curlew, said one day to her son:
"Go, Ouyan, out, take you... |
| 86 |
The mouldy Penny |
"Gold makes a woman penny-white," said the Dutch, in the days when fairies were plentiful and often... |
| 87 |
Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey |
Perhaps you do not know it, but the monkeys think that all the bananas belong to them. When Brazili... |
| 88 |
Fox-Fire |
Once upon a time there was a strong young farmer who came home late one evening from market. His w... |
| 89 |
The death of the hen |
Once on a time the cock and the hen went to the nut mountain, and they agreed beforehand that whic... |
| 90 |
Ermine and the Hunter |
Far away in the Canadian North Country an old man lived with his wife and children. They lived far ... |
| 91 |
Johnny Glokes |
Johnny Gloke was a tailor by trade, but like a man of spirit he grew tired of his tailoring, an... |
| 92 |
Sam-Chung And The Water Demon |
Sam-chung was one of the most famous men in the history of the Buddhist Church, and had distingui... |
| 93 |
The Booby |
An ignorant man who associates with clever people has always been more praised than a wise man who... |
| 94 |
The fairies of Caragonan |
Once upon a time a lot of fairies lived in Mona.
One day the queen fairy's daughter, who was now fif... |
| 95 |
The Fox and the Wolf |
A fox and a wolf inhabited the same den, resorting thither together, and thus they remained a long ... |
| 96 |
Salt |
One evening, when they were sitting round the table after their supper, old Peter asked the childre... |
| 97 |
The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone |
A chief of Inde named Inkita had a son named Ayong Kita, whose mother had died at his birth.
The ol... |
| 98 |
King Robin |
There was once a little boy called Sigli, who, I am sorry to say, took great pleasure in catching... |
| 99 |
Mother-s darling Jack |
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened it would not be told.
There was once a ... |
| 100 |
The King of England and His Three Sons |
Once upon a time there was an old king who had three sons; and the old king fell very sick one ... |