MB - Folklore 1

Castles, kilts, and curses. What more could you ask for? Step into the enchanting world of LORE, an anthology that celebrates the rich tapestry of Scotland's heritage and the untamed beauty of the S……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantas……続きを見る

In the engaging anthology titled "J. M. Barrie: Complete Novels," the reader is invited to explore the depth and breadth of Barrie's literary creativity, which spans comedic misadventures to poignan……続きを見る

J.M. Barrie's classic tale of the "boy who would not grow up" Peter Pan originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie’s sequence of stories, Peter Pan in……続きを見る

Synopsis - A tin man with a cursed axe; a woman dedicated to making the perfect omelet, and a daughter coming to term with her mother's last will and testament. After Dinner Conversation is a growin……続きを見る

Contents: The Frog King, or Iron Henry Our Lady's Child The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids Faithful John The Good Bargain The Twelve Brothe……続きを見る

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa follows the adventure of three young men in "darkest Africa." Ralph Rover is living on his father's inheritance on England's west coast and occupyi……続きを見る

A wise King receives a covered dish every evening. A servant is curious one night when he retrieves the King's dish, he discovers a coiled white snake under the cover. The servan……続きを見る

There was once a man whose wife died, and a woman whose husband died, and the man had a daughter, and the woman also had a daughter. The girls were acquainted with each other, and went out walk……続きを見る

There was once on a time a hermit who lived in a forest at the foot of a mountain, and passed his time in prayer and good works, and every evening he carried, to the glory of God, two pails of water……続きを見る

Once upon a time there was a child who was wilful and would not do what her mother wished...続きを見る

A poor peasant and his wife did not even have a cow. They had a woodworker make them a calf of wood and brought it to the pasture. When the cowherd returned without it, they found it had been stolen……続きを見る

There was once a cook named Grethel, who wore shoes with red rosettes, and when she walked out with them on, she turned herself this way and that, and thought, "You certainly are a pretty girl!……続きを見る

A poor woodcutter and his wife had a three-year-old daughter and could not feed her. The Virgin Mary appeared to the woodcutter and promised to take care of the child, so they gave her the……続きを見る

In the tale, a spoiled princess reluctantly befriends the Frog , who magically transforms into a handsome prince. ...続きを見る

A cock and hen went to eat nuts. They made a carriage of nutshells to come back in; the hen rode and the cock drew it. The duck attacked them for eating nuts, but the cock defeated him, and he let h……続きを見る

When the King heard of the peasant's words he fell into a passion, and commanded the Jew to go and bring the offender to him. The Jew ran to the peasant, "You are to go at once to the lord Ki……続きを見る

Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister threatened by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery....続きを見る

Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by every one who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. Once……続きを見る

A peasant has seven sons and no daughter. Finally a daughter is born, but is sickly. When the sister is grown, she sets out in search of her brothers. She attempts to get help first from the su……続きを見る

A rich widow lives with her daughter and stepdaughter. The widow favored her biological daughter allowing her to become spoiled and idle while her stepdaughter was left to do all the work.……続きを見る

There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Elsie. And when she had grown up her father said, "We will get her married." "Yes," said the mother, "if only any one would come who wou……続きを見る

An aged count once lived in Switzerland, who had an only son, but he was stupid, and could learn nothing.The count sent him to find a master who could teach him something. One year later, he came ba……続きを見る

A boy named Hans has a conversation with his mother every morning (in the morning conversations he simply is telling her he is going to meet his fiancee Gretel) and evening (in which his mother repr……続きを見る

A woman wishes for a child as red as blood and as white as snow. She knows she is about to die, so she requests that she be buried under a juniper tree that her family has outside, as that……続きを見る

A willful little girl will not obey her parents and, having taken it into her head that she wants to seeMother Trudy, goes in spite of all their warnings. She arrives terrified, andMother Trudy ques……続きを見る

An impoverished man has had so many children, that (by the time he has another) he finds that he has already asked everyone in the world to be godparents for his previous children. Befuddled as to h……続きを見る

A sorcerer took the form of a beggar and carried off young women. He carried off an oldest sister and assured her she would be happy with him. Then, he went off and forbade her to enter one room; he……続きを見る

A shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had nothing left but leather for one pair of shoes. So in the evening, he cut out the shoes which he wished to begin to make t……続きを見る

A poor man has twelve children, and works just hard enough to feed each of them every day. When his thirteenth child is born, the man decides to find agodfather for this child. He runs out in……続きを見る