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This Collection Of Folktales Drawn From Over Forty Cultures And Traditions Includes Classic Tales From The Brothers Grimm, As Well As Lesser-known Stories. The Man Who Had No Story (ireland) -- How Spider Obtained The Sky God's Stories (africa) -- Helping To Lie (germany) -- The Ash Lad Who Made The Princess Say You're A Liar! (norway) -- The Parson And The Sexton (norway) -- The Tall Tales (burma) -- Catherine, Sly Country Lass (italy) -- The Wise Little Girl (russia) -- Clever Answers (russia) -- A Dispute In Sign Language (israel) -- Leopard, Goat, And Yam (africa) -- An Endless Story (japan) -- Glooscap And The Baby (american Indian) -- The Brewery Of Eggshells (ireland) -- Father Of Eighteen Elves (iceland) -- The Fly (vietnam) -- The Two Pickpockets (england) -- The Seventh Father Of The House (norway) -- The King's Favorite (china) -- Wagging My Tail In The Mud (china) -- When One Man Has Two Wives (syria) -- The Old Man And His Grandson (germany) -- Half A Blanket (ireland) -- How Men And Women Got Together (american Indian) -- The Little Old Woman With Five Cows (siberia) -- The Prayer That Was Answered (tibet) -- The Merchant's Daughter And The Slanderer (russia) -- What
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- Author
- Jane Yolen
- Publisher
- New York: Pantheon Books
- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780329067489
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Folklore, Anthropology, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.18 / 5 (6 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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