Her selection of her favorite stories describes powerful—and sometimes exceedingly silly—monarchs, and commoners who are every bit their match; musicians and dancers who live for art rather than earthly reward; and a goldfish who wishes to “marry the Moon, surpass the Sun, and possess the World.”

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    Brings to vivid life the trials and tribulations of young Ella, mistreated by her nasty stepmother and unattractive stepsisters, who dreams of going to the Prince's ball.

    Library of Congress #: 61-17215A wonderful and enchanting collection of stories from all over the world: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Sicily, Lithuania, Russia, Rumania, Bohemia, Slovakia, Caucasia, Bavaria, Swabia, Germany, Austria, Turkey, and Greece.

    While some of the tales have appeared in numerous folk tale and fairy tale books since this volume's publication, others are more uncommon, drawn from collections long out of print.The stories are grouped into the following categories: Italy, England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Brazil, Hungary, Poland, Jewish, India, and China.Contents include: The Talking Tree (Italy) / Vardiello (Italy) / Cinderella (England) / Tom Tit Tot (England) / The Fair Wife (Wales) / New Puw's Farewell (Wales) / The Horned Woman (Ireland) / The Coming of Finn (Ireland) / The Seal Catcher and the Merman (Scotland) / The Fox and the Wolf (Scotland) / The Lame Dog (Sweden) / The Princess and the Glass Mountain (Sweden) / The Mill At the Bottom of the Sea (Denmark) / "To the Devil With the Money" (Denmark) / The Magic Apples (Norway) / East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Norway) / The Blue Lake (Spain) / The Parrot of Limo Verde (Brazil) / The Green Sergeant (Brazil) / The Tale of the Balaton (Hungary) / The Miraculous Stag (Hungary) / Krencipal and Krencipalka (Poland) / Lie-A-Stove (Poland) / King Solomon's Carpet (Jewish) / Chanina and the Angels (Jewish) / The Brahmin, The Tiger and the Seven Judges (India) / The Valiant Chattee-Maker (India) / How Molo Stole the Lovely Rose Red (China)