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To term these legends, Nursery Tales, would be to curtail them, by nine-tenths, of their interest. They are the romances of the childhood of Nations: they are the never-failing springs of sentiment, of sensation, of heroic example, from which primeval peoples drank their fill at will. Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk

Once upon a time there was a poor man who had many children and no measures to give them in the way either of food or clothing. His youngest daughter was very pretty and beautiful. One evening a poor man heard someone knocking at his window. The man went out to see what could be the matter, and when he got out there stood a great big white bear. The bear said to him: "If you want to be rich, give me your youngest daughter!" What was the man to do? Listen to the story to the end to find out!

Fifteen stories from Norwegian folklore illustrated by Kay Nielsen including: East of the Sun and West of the Moon -- The Blue Belt -- Prince Lindworm -- The Lassie and her Godmother -- The Husband who was to Mind the House -- The Lad who went to the North Wind -- The Three Princesses fo White Land -- Sorie Moria Castle -- The Giant who had no Heart in his Body -- The Princess on the Glass Hill -- The Widow's Son -- The Three Billy Goats Gruff -- The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain -- The Cat on the Dovrefell -- One's own Children are Always Prettiest.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.