Mabie gathers folk tales from many traditions: Hans in Luck, Norse stories from Dasent such as Why the Sea Is Salt and The Lad Who Went to the North Wind, Japanese tales of grateful foxes and a badger’s money, an Indian legend of rubies, Ananzi and the lion, Slavonic wonder tales, and Joel Chandler Harris on why Brother Bear has no tail.
A well-chosen sampler of world folklore for reading aloud. Download the free EPUB.