Each volume in this series is graced with new illustrations by a noted contemporary artist, and features traditional tales that originated in that country.
Presents five tales: The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse and the Bumclock; The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag; Billy Beg and the Bull; The Widow's Lazy Daughter; and Patrick O'Donnell and the Leprechaun.
Six fairy tales feature an enchanted hedgehog, a tailor who sews up the clouds, a flamebird who steals a golden apple, a jester who fools the king, a rivalry between a fox and wolf, and a wicked goblin
Fairy tales from Denmark include, "The Wonderful pot," "Ee-aw! Ee-aw!" "The Knapsack," "Grayfoot," "The Tree of health," and "A Legend of Christmas Eve"