Opening with a wry preface on who actually reads prefaces, this collection ranges widely: The Story of the Hero Makoma and How Isuro the Rabbit Tricked Gudu come from Africa, Ian the Soldier’s Son and the quest for the Blue Falcon from the Scottish Highlands. Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling, The Magic Mirror and The Foolish Weaver fill out the volume.
A fine choice for bedtime reading, with an unusually broad map of the world’s storytelling. Download the free EPUB.