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Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales By JOSEPH JACOBSCELTIC FAIRY TALES. 1Connla and the Fairy Maiden. 2Guleesh. 7The Field of Boliauns 30The Horned Women. 35Conall Yellowclaw.. 39Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary. 54The Shepherd of Myddvai 65The Sprightly Tailor 69The Story of Deirdre. 73Munachar and Manachar 94Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree. 99King O'Toole and His Goose. 105The Wooing of Olwen. 112Jack and His Comrades. 127The Shee an Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire. 138The Story-Teller at Fault 148The Sea-Maiden. 163A Legend of Knockmany. 174Fair, Brown, and Trembling. 186Jack and His Master 200Beth Gellert 211The Tale of Ivan. 214Andrew Coffey. 219The Battle of the Birds. 226Brewery of Eggshells. 246The Lad with the Goat-skin. 248Notes and References. 261Folk and Fairy Tales from Many Lands 306

About the Book Fairy tales, wonder tales, magic tales are a folklore genre taking the form of a short story that typically includes magical beings such as dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches. Generally, magic or enchantments are involved. Fairy tales are distinguished from legends, are mainly derived from European tradition and folk lore, and are generally children's literature. Mythology has a broader and older pedigree than fairy tales, dating back to ancient times in a number of European, African, Middle Eastern and Asian civilizations. Best known among these to Western audiences are Ancient Greek and Old Norse myths and legends. Generally, these myths and legends describe epic quests, journeys and interactions between human adventurers or heroes and god-like deities.Also in this Book A short story collection is a book that contains short stories written by a single author. It is distinguished from an anthology of fiction, which includes stories by more than one author.And in this Book Collections of Essays are anthologies that have been compiled in order to demonstrate the works of a number of essayists. The list of essayists who have been active throughout the world and throughout time, is extraordinary. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

Excerpt: ... back to the gallows you'll find your friends sitting on the sward none the worse for what has happened." As he said these words he vanished; and the story-teller found himself on the spot where they first met, and where his wife still was with the carriage and horses. "Now," said the lank, grey beggarman, "I'll torment you no longer. There's your carriage and your horses, and your money and your wife: do what you please with them." "For my carriage and my horses and my hounds," said the story-teller, "I thank you; but my wife and my money you may keep." "No," said the other. "I want neither, and as for your wife, don't think ill of her for what she did, she couldn't help it." "Not help it! Not help kicking me into the mouth of my own hounds! Not help casting me off for the sake of a beggarly old

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