asks the porter, putting his head out of the wicket. ''Tis I, Drakestail. I wish to speak to the King.' 'Speak to the King!... That's easily said. The King is dining, and will not be disturbed.' 'Tell him that it is I, and I have come ...
At last he asked the Fowler if he were married, and on hearing that he was he bade him take the bird home with him and tell his wife to cook it. 'Perhaps,' said he, 'this will give me an appetite, which I have not had for many a long ...
Thirty-seven fairy tales retold from the folklore of France, Scandinavia, Germany, and Rumania.
The best single-volume collection of favorite fairy tales from Lang's famous series of fairy tale books in many colors.
Also known as 'The Libation Bearers' this is the second play of Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy.
She and other translators did a large portion of the translating and retelling of the actual stories, as acknowledged in the prefaces. Four of the volumes from 1908 to 1912 were published by "Mrs. Lang".
"The Orange Fairy Book" by Various.
The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Naturally they do, and in it find the Book of Fate, which announces that two of them will marry handsome Kings, while the third, Flora, must wed a fat pig from the North.
The stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of 'Ball-Carrier and the Bad One' are told by Red Indian grandmothers to...