Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
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THE ENTANGLED MERMAID
13:06 -
THE BOY WHO WANTED MORE CHEESE
12:12 -
THE PRINCESS WITH TWENTY PETTICOATS
15:07 -
THE CAT AND THE CRADLE
13:31 -
PRINCE SPIN HEAD AND MISS SNOW WHITE
20:57 -
THE BOAR WITH THE GOLDEN BRISTLES
10:59 -
THE ICE KING AND HIS WONDERFUL GRANDCHILD
12:13 -
THE ELVES AND THEIR ANTICS
17:49 -
THE KABOUTERS AND THE BELLS
20:42 -
THE WOMAN WITH THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX CHILDREN
19:45 -
THE ONI ON HIS TRAVELS
13:51 -
THE LEGEND OF THE WOODEN SHOE
19:27 -
THE CURLY-TAILED LION
15:45 -
BRABO AND THE GIANT
10:40 -
THE FARM THAT RAN AWAY AND CAME BACK
19:16 -
SANTA KLAAS AND BLACK PETE
11:37 -
THE GOBLINS TURNED TO STONE
12:40 -
THE MOULDY PENNY
22:07 -
THE GOLDEN HELMET
16:37 -
WHEN WHEAT WORKED WOE
16:50 -
WHY THE STORK LOVES HOLLAND
14:36
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Mermaids hold island parties in a pool where river water meets the sea, until a messenger warns that men plan to drain it. William Elliot Griffis opens Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks with a water kingdom threatened by canals and dykes. The mermaids debate human clothes, wooden shoes and household chores, giving the fantasy a playful connection to everyday Dutch life. Their queen's proud response to the warning sets the opening tale in motion.
This collection of fairy tales also brings a Japanese Oni into a Dutch palace, where frightened servants offer conflicting accounts of the creature. Cheeses, pickled herring and wooden shoes become part of the commotion. Readers can enjoy these short stories for their lively scenes and for the way familiar objects acquire strange uses. The mixture of folklore, local customs and comic misunderstandings gives the tales a distinctive sense of place.
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- Author
- William Elliot Griffis
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 126
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
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