From the publisher:
The Brown Fairy Book is a delectable assortment of adventures from all over the world. Stories came from Persia, Australia, Africa; others originated in Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and other lands. One tells of a witch who used a magic ball to steal children (Ball-Carrier and the Bad One); another takes place at a time when birds were men and men were birds (Pivi and Kabo); a third deals with the magic world of gnomes and water nympths (Rubezahl). Exotic tales from far-away places, the stories here are different enough to captivate the young imagination; familiar enough so that boys and girls everywhere will listen and understand.
Table of Contents:
- What the Rose did to the Cypress
- Ball-Carrier and the Bad One
- How Ball-Carrier finished his Task
- The Bunyip
- Father Grumbler
- The Story of the Yara
- The Cunning Hare
- The Turtle and his Bride
- How Geirald the Coward was Punished
- Hábogi
- How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers
- The Sacred Milk of Koumongoé
- The Wicked Wolverine
- The Husband of the Rat's Daughter
- The Mermaid and the Boy
- Pivi and Kabo
- The Elf Maiden
- How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones
- Fortune and the Wood-Cutter
- The Enchanted Head
- The Sister of the Sun
- The Prince and the Three Fates
- The Fox and the Lapp
- Kisa the Cat
- The Lion and the Cat
- Which was the Foolishest ?
- Asmund and Signy
- Rübezahl
- Story of the King who would be Stronger than Fate
- Story of Wali Dâd the Simple-hearted
- Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey
- The Knights of the Fish
