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Tale Summary There was once an elderly man and his second wife, who was very bossy and had two similarly mannered daughters. Before her death, his first wife bore him a daughter named Martha, who was clever, beautiful, and did all the housework and chores. As she grew prettier her...

Tale Summary On days that the moon shone bright, people were very thankful for her, as they could easily find their way home at night through the treacherous bogs of Carland. On nights when she was dim or gone completely, travelers could not find their way and evil creatures came...

Tale Summary There was a woman, named Marusha, and her husband, Youshko, who very much wanted a daughter. One winter day they watched their boys happily build a snowman and decided to go make one for themselves. They sculpted a small one, not much bigger than a baby, and when...

Tale Summary Once upon a time there lived a poor tenant who had many children but no money to feed and clothe them. One Thursday evening, a white bear knocked on the door and asked for the man鈥檚 youngest daughter (who was the most lovely) in exchange for great riches...

Tale Summary There once lived a tiny elf, so small that human eyes could not see him, in the middle of a garden in the petals of a rose bush. One night, the sprite was out exploring too late, and by the time he arrived home the rose petals had...

Tale Summary There was once a prince who wanted a princess, and only a real princess would please him. He traveled the world to find one, but was unable to, and came back home discouraged. One evening there was a terrible storm, and a knocking was heard at the gate,...

Tale Summary There were once two clever brothers who made up their minds to propose to the king鈥檚 daughter, as she had made it known that she would take whichever man for a husband who had the most to say for himself. One of them knew the Latin Dictionary by...

Tale Summary One New Year鈥檚 Eve, a poor little girl wandered barefoot through the streets in the bitter cold. She was carrying a box of matches to sell, but no one bought any all day, and she dared not go home empty-handed because her father would beat her. She crouched...

Tale Summary There was once a princess named Barbara, who was teased for her bad looks. One day, a gnome appeared and gave her three plums, and instructed her to throw one of the plums into the sea. He explained that two mermaids would emerge from the water, and told...

Tale Summary There was once a boy named Jacob, who irritated his mother so greatly that one day she ordered him to leave home and find a master, even if it was the devil himself. He set out to find an apprenticeship and met a man, whom he told what...