Project Gutenberg 2010-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 181 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice) 1860 1941 Ford, Henry Justice The Brown Fairy Book Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. What the rose did to the cypress -- Ball-carrier and the bad one -- How Ball-carrier finished his task -- The Bunyip -- Father Grumbler -- The story of Yara -- The cunning hare -- The turtle and his bride -- How Geirald the Coward was punished -- Hábogi -- How the little brother set free his big brothers -- The sacred milk of Koumongoé -- The wicked wolverine -- The husband of the rat's daughter -- The mermaid and the boy -- Pivi and Kabo -- The elf maiden -- How some wild animals became tame ones -- Fortune and the wood-cutter -- The enchanted head -- The sister of the sun -- The prince and the three fates -- The fox and the Lapp -- Kisa the cat -- The lion and the cat -- Which was the foolishest? -- Asmund and Signy -- Rübezahl -- Story of the king who would be stronger than Fate -- Story of Wali Dâd the Simple-hearted -- Tale of a tortoise and of a mischievous monkey -- The knights of the fish. Produced by David Edwards, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Brown Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of fairy tales and folk stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology includes tales sourced from various cultures worldwide, featuring adventures of characters such as brave princes, clever heroes, and magical beings. The stories aim to entertain and impart moral lessons to young readers. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the rich tapestry of stories included within, highlighting the diverse origins of the tales. For instance, it mentions 'The Bunyip' from Australia and 'What the Rose did to the Cypress,' which recounts the perils faced by Prince Tahmâsp as he pursues the beautiful Princess Mihr-afrûz, who imposes a deadly riddle upon her suitors. The narrative illustrates the themes of love, bravery, and the quest for knowledge, setting the stage for a collection that promises to engage readers with its blend of adventure and moral lessons throughout. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 629785 629774 2024-10-13T09:34:59.214972 2023-09-14T03:30:26.905301 text/html text/html 652233 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4555499 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4638184 2024-10-13T09:35:10.566935 application/epub+zip 4645706 2024-10-13T09:35:02.278984 application/epub+zip 310231 2024-10-13T09:35:00.499991 application/epub+zip 4894392 2024-10-13T09:35:16.851927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4822876 2024-10-13T09:35:09.219940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470096 2022-09-14T10:45:13.321177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551230 2024-10-13T09:34:57.437974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 551131 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 202046 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 550675 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201868 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 550721 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201738 2021-01-06T03:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24054 2024-10-13T09:35:17.007949 application/rdf+xml 13691 2024-10-13T09:35:01.097970 image/jpeg 3557 2024-10-13T09:35:00.799955 image/jpeg 4623385 2024-10-13T09:34:59.408995 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia