World Folklore

Folk and fairy tales gathered from across the globe — Andrew Lang’s colored Fairy Books and the shared deep stories of humankind.

The tales the whole earth tells

In this collection

• Grandmother Dear
• Good for Evil
• Circulating Decimals
• The Prince, Two Mice, and Some Kitchen-Maids
• Iron Hans
• The Lion and the Mouse
• The Monkey and the Pease
• Mirror, Mirror!
• The Slant Book
• Algernon
• Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures
• The Tinkler's Baloo
• The Walrus and the Carpenter
• A Bull Fight
• Mulligan's Mare
• Dedication of a Child's Book of Imaginary Tales, Wherein Wrong-Doers Suffer
• Here, Perfect to a Wish
• Vitazko the Victorious: the Story of a Hero Whose Mother Loved a Dragon
• Prince Hassak's March
• Youth
• A Book of Cornwall
• The Wonderful Weaver
• Life in the Eagle's Nest
• The Brook-Song
• The Green Cap
• The Children of Lir
• The Story of King Lud
• The Tale of Taliesin

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