Project Gutenberg 2010-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 137 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice) 1860 1941 Ford, Henry Justice The Grey Fairy Book A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France. Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Donkey skin -- The goblin pony -- An impossible enchantment -- The story of Dschemil and Dschemila -- Janni and the draken -- The partnership of the thief and the liar -- Fortunatus and his purse -- The goat-faced girl -- What came of picking flowers -- The story of Bensurdatu -- The magician's horse -- The little gray man -- Herr Lazarus and the draken -- The story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles -- Udea and her seven brothers -- The white wolf -- Mohammed with the magic finger -- Bobino -- The dog and the sparrow -- The story of the three sons of Hali -- The story of the fair Circassians -- The jackal and the spring -- The bear -- The sunchild -- The daughter of Buk Ettemsuch -- Laughing eye and weeping eye, or the limping fox -- The unlooked-for prince -- The simpleton -- The street musicians -- The twin brothers -- Cannetella -- The ogre -- A fairy's blunder -- Long, Broad, and Quickeye -- Prunella. Produced by David Edwards, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Grey Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of fairy tales written in the early 20th century, specifically around the turn of the century. This anthology features a variety of stories sourced from different cultures including Lithuania, Africa, Germany, France, and Greece, showcasing the rich tapestry of folk narratives. The tales encompass themes of enchantment, adventure, and morality, often featuring protagonists such as princesses, clever siblings, and mystical creatures. At the start of the collection, the tale "Donkey Skin" unfolds the story of a king who is beset by grief after his wife's death. He struggles with the promise he made to her to find a bride more beautiful than her, ultimately leading him to his adopted daughter. Refusing to marry him, she seeks help from a fairy godmother and sets a series of impossible tasks for the king, demonstrating her cleverness. The story establishes a tone of magic and intrigue, typical of fairy tales, and sets the stage for the fantastical elements that pervade the collection. As the princess wraps herself in the donkey's skin to escape her unwanted fate, readers are introduced to a narrative filled with ambitious plots and transformation that reveal the themes of identity and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/33547/33547-h/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33547/33547-h/images/cover.jpg en Fairy tales Folklore PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 599884 593035 2024-10-14T08:18:59.191440 2023-09-14T12:23:05.832969 text/html text/html 592347 2013-09-12T12:59:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 4733210 2013-09-12T12:59:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4871466 2024-10-14T08:19:07.681453 application/epub+zip 4882124 2024-10-14T08:19:00.595466 application/epub+zip 279395 2024-10-14T08:18:59.869460 application/epub+zip 5049455 2024-10-14T08:19:12.980392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5004149 2024-10-14T08:19:06.922413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407490 2022-09-15T10:29:38.792408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554583 554336 2024-10-14T08:18:57.292497 2023-09-14T12:23:04.288955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 554356 2013-09-12T12:58:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198577 2013-09-12T12:59:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 554352 2013-09-12T12:58:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198503 2013-09-12T12:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23980 2024-10-14T08:19:13.134368 application/rdf+xml 13001 2024-10-14T08:18:59.981430 image/jpeg 2182 2024-10-14T08:18:59.925430 image/jpeg 4747192 2024-10-14T08:18:59.402433 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