Beschreibung
The range and variety of this magnificent new collection of folk tales and fairy stories distinguishes it immediately from all previous ventures in this field. Here are thirty-five entrancing stories selected from thirty two different lands. Each story is illustrated in full color. in addition to long-established favorites, there are a host of new characters - like Sedna the Eskimo girl, Yannikas and Marika the Greek children, and the wonderful twins from Mexico. All the essential ingredients of folk and fairy lore will be found in these pages - marvelous adventures; witches, giants fairies , and magic birds from Peru, Crete, Nigeria, India, Tukey and Polynesia - from every part of the world, in fact, where children are still enraptured by the magic words " Once upon a time".