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Folk-lore and Legends

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River valleys, mountains and forests provide the backdrop to these German tales, where familiar worries meet strange powers. A poor father searching for a godfather encounters Death in the opening story. In another tale, the old soldier Brother Merry receives help from a saint and a knapsack endowed with an unusual gift. The collection brings together comic incidents, unsettling wonders and lessons about reward and punishment.

The introduction treats traditional stories as records of earlier beliefs and considers why similar tales occur in distant countries. Its contents range from Hans in Luck and The Fisherman and his Wife to The Elves and The Goose-Girl. Readers interested in folklore can explore both the tales themselves and an account of why they deserve study. Ordinary needs, cunning and human wishes sit beside spirits and miraculous events, giving the volume variety within its short narrative form.

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Pages
110
Language
English
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