Andrew Lang

Tale Summary There was once a merry young hunter who encountered an ugly old woman in the forest and was asked by her to spare something to eat and drink. He looked through his pockets and gave her all that he could, and she rewarded his kindness.

Tale Summary There was once a merry young hunter who encountered an ugly old woman in the forest and was asked by her to spare something to eat and drink. He looked through his pockets and gave her all that he could, and she rewarded his kindness.

Tale Summary There were once two kings named Peridor and Diamantino who were both cousins and neighbors, protected by the same fairies and loved by their wives. Diamantino, however, was very bad to his wife Aglantino, and so he was killed by the

Tale Summary There was once a man who was discharged from the King’s army after a war, but was given very little pay and resolved to find a way to get all the treasures of the kingdom. He met a strong man, a sharpshooter, an incredible runner, a man

Tale Summary Once upon a time there was a fairy who had power over all the elements, and had four sons which ruled over each. The first was Lord of Fire,the second was Governor of the Earth, the Third was King of the Seas, and the youngest was

Tale Summary Once upon a time there were three handsome brothers who set out into the world because their parents were poor and could no longer feed them, and before leaving each was given a loaf of bread and a blessing from their mother. Ferko, the

Tale Summary There was once a poor orphan who looked after the sheep for a great Lord. One day, he heard crying and went to see who was so upset and found a weeping giant. He promised to reward the boy if he bound his foot, which he had injured.

Tale Summary Once there was a Native American hunter who had a good heart but was weary of the treachery of others, and so built a house in the forest far away from his tribe, taking his wife and three children. They lived happily for some time

Tale Summary There was once a youth named Martin, whose poor father died and left him and his mother a measly two hundred florins. They soon ran low on food and Martin went to the village with half the money, but spent it instead on a dog named

Tale Summary Once upon a time, there was a beautiful Native American maiden who was to be married to a handsome chief whom she had loved for some time. The night before the wedding, she fell suddenly ill and died. For many days and nights, the man