Front matter
Reading edition
He took out his pipe and blew a tune. See page 210.
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
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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