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A rich and enchanting collection of 29 stories from the “home of the fairy tale.” An exciting and entertaining collection of stores, full of the color and enchantment of India, written for the amusement of children everywhere. Its universal appeal like in the striking similarities between Indian tales and those of European myth and legend, characters often having counterparts in Western tradition. Especially selected and retold to offer the best of India, these stories speak of snow-capped mountains, meandering rivers, the ocean, the blue heavens, the exquisite flora and fauna, and characters from paupers to princes. The tales of courage and sacrifice, love and adventure, magic and death offer both spellbinding entertainment as well as answers to fundamental questions of life. This enchanting book will be treasured not only by children who enjoy reading of adventure and heroism, but also by parents and educators looking for new ways to respond to the age-old request to "Tell Me a Story". CONTENTS: Preface The Lion and the Crane How the Raja's Son won the Princess Labam The Lambikin Punchkin The Broken Pot The Magic Fiddle The Cruel Crane Outwitted Loving Laili The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal The Soothsayers Son Harisarman The Charmed Ring The Talkative Tortoise A Lac of Rupees for a Piece of Advice The Gold-Giving Serpent The Son of Seven Queens A Lesson for Kings Pride Goeth Before a Fall Raja Rasalu The Ass in the Lion's Skin The Farmer and the Money-Lender The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin The Prince and the Fakir Why the Fish Laughed The Demon with the Matted Hair The Ivory City and its Fairy Princess Sun, Moon, and Wind go out to Dinner How the Wicked Sons were Duped The Pigeon and the Crow General Notes Story Notes

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph JacobsA rich and enchanting collection of 29 stories from the “home of the fairy tale.” An exciting and entertaining collection of stores, full of the color and enchantment of India, written for the amusement of children everywhere. Its universal appeal like in the striking similarities between Indian tales and those of European myth and legend, characters often having counterparts in Western tradition. Especially selected and retold to offer the best of India, these stories speak of snow-capped mountains, meandering rivers, the ocean, the blue heavens, the exquisite flora and fauna, and characters from paupers to princes. The tales of courage and sacrifice, love and adventure, magic and death offer both spellbinding entertainment as well as answers to fundamental questions of life. This enchanting book will be treasured not only by children who enjoy reading of adventure and heroism, but also by parents and educators looking for new ways to respond to the age-old request to "Tell Me a Story".

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph JacobsFor young and old alike — 8 captivating tales filled with whimsy, charm, and magic: "The Fate of the Children of Lir," "The Shepherd of Middvai," "Beth Gellert," "The Tale of Ivan," "Morraha," "The Story of Deirdre," "The Llanfabon Changeling," and "The Sea-Maiden."

Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 – 30 January 1916) was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English Folklore. His work went on to popularize some of the world's best known versions of English fairy tales including1.The Fate of the Children of Lir2.Jack the Cunning Thief3.Powel, Prince of Dyfed4.Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel5.The Black Horse6.The Vision of MacConglinney7.Dream of Owen O'Mulready8.Morraha9.The Story of the McAndrew Family10.The Farmer of Liddesdale11.The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener12.The Russet Dog13.Smallhead and the King's Sons14.The Legend of Knockgrafton15.Elidore16.The Leeching of Kayn's leg17.How Fin went to the Kingdom of the Big Men18.How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery19.The Ridere of Riddles20.The Tail

How was the world discovered? That is to say, how did a certain set of men who lived round the Mediterranean Sea, and had acquired the art of recording what each generation had learned, become successively aware of the other parts of the globe? Every part of the earth, so far as we know, has been inhabited by man during the five or six thousand years in which Europeans have been storing up their knowledge, and all that time the inhabitants of each part, of course, were acquainted with that particular part: the Kamtschatkans knew Kamtschatka, the Greenlanders, Greenland; the various tribes of North American Indians knew, at any rate, that part of America over which they wandered, long before Columbus, as we say, "discovered" it. Very often these savages not only know their own country, but can express their knowledge in maps of very remarkable accuracy. Cortes traversed over 1000 miles through Central America, guided only by a calico map of a local cacique. An Eskimo named Kalliherey drew out, from his own knowledge of the coast between Smith Channel and Cape York, a map of it, varying only in minute details from the Admiralty chart. A native of Tahiti, named Tupaia, drew out for Cook a map of the Pacific, extending over forty-five degrees of longitude (nearly 3000 miles), giving the relative size and position of the main islands over that huge tract of ocean. Almost all geographical discoveries by Europeans have, in like manner, been brought about by means of guides, who necessarily knew the country which their European masters wished to "discover."

This book contains 25 FANTASTIC bedtime stories. This book is for sharpen your kid's brain. Enhance creativity and stimulate imagination. Emotion development Your child will fall in love with this children's story collection. Benefits of Bedtime Stories: Telling bedtime stories is beneficial. Your child will find sleep coming in a peaceful way with a great story in their ears. It engages their imagination while giving them good dream material, and has been shown to calm down a busy child. Children do tend to be worked up at times, especially at night, and a nice story will put their fears to rest and allow them much-needed relaxation. You can make a story that shows them that the monster under their bed is not so bad, or that the shadows on their wall are their friends. The possibilities are endless with creative solutions to any nighttime issue. Bedtime stories also teach your child in ways that are similar to fables, myths, and fairy tales. Reading bedtime stories is a compelling way of helping your child grows into a well-shaped individual. The fun part about bedtime stories is that you can make one up yourself and craft it into something unique and special. A special story goes a long way for a child with open ears, and you will become a source of great interest for your children. Tags: Bedtime stories for kids, books for kids, Children books, Children picture books, Fun stories, Fun stories for kids, Kids, Kid’s books, Kids stories, Kids story, Kids, Scary stories for kids, Short stories for kids, Stories for kids, the kid, fairy tales stories, fairytale stories list

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How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)Formatted for e-readerIllustratedAbout Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph JacobsFor young and old alike — 8 captivating tales filled with whimsy, charm, and magic: "The Fate of the Children of Lir," "The Shepherd of Middvai," "Beth Gellert," "The Tale of Ivan," "Morraha," "The Story of Deirdre," "The Llanfabon Changeling," and "The Sea-Maiden."