Tales of Folk and Fairies


TALES OF

FOLK AND FAIRIES

WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED

BY

KATHARINE PYLE



BOSTON

LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY

1929


Copyright, 1919,

By Little, Brown, and Company.

Printed in the United States of America


CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER PAGE
The Meester Stoorworm A Story from Scotland   1
Jean Malin and the Bull-man A Louisiana Tale   22
The Widow’s Son A Scandinavian Tale   35
The Wise Girl A Serbian Story   61
The History of Ali Cogia From the Arabian Nights   72
Oh! A Cossack Story   101
The Talking Eggs A Story from Louisiana   123
The Frog Princess A Russian Story   137
The Magic Turban, the Magic Sword and the Magic Carpet A Persian Story   159
The Three Silver Citrons A Persian Story   180
The Magic Pipe A Norse Tale   201
The Triumph of Truth A Hindu Story   221
Life’s Secret A Story of Bengal   251
Dame Pridgett and the Fairies   278

 

PAGE
He took out his pipe and blew a tune. Frontispiece
Seeing no one, the creature dropped on its knees and
bellowed, “Beau Madjam!”
29
She sat down beside the hearth and took off her head. 127
Then the demon flew out through the window and away
through the night.
169
The Princess took the cup and drank. 191
The Rajah brought the girl down, while the crows
circled about his head.
241

TALES OF FOLK AND

FAIRIES


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