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  1. 01 - Notice to the Second Edition

    3:59

  2. 02 - Notice to the First Edition

    2:40

  3. 03 - Introduction Part 1: Origin

    20:31

  4. 04 - Introduction Part 2: Diffusion

    50:02

  5. 05 - Introduction Part 3: Norse Mythology

    49:52

  6. 06-1 - Introduction Part 4-1: Norse Popular Tales

    38:54

  7. 06-2 - Introduction Part 4-2: Norse Popular Tales

    35:41

  8. 07 - Introduction Part 5: Conclusion

    17:09

  9. 08 - True and Untrue

    10:51

  10. 09 - Why the Sea is Salt

    12:28

  11. 10 - The Old Dame and Her Hen

    17:56

  12. 11 - East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon

    29:08

  13. 12 - Boots Who Ate a Match with the Troll

    4:51

  14. 13 - Hacon Grizzlebeard

    15:47

  15. 14 - Boots, Who Made the Princess Say, 'That's a Story'

    4:50

  16. 15 - The Twelve Wild Ducks

    14:33

  17. 16 - The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body

    16:11

  18. 17 - The Fox as Herdsman

    3:08

  19. 18 - The Mastermaid

    31:21

  20. 19 - The Cat on the Dovrefell

    4:13

  21. 20 - Princess on the Glass Hill

    19:40

  22. 21 - The Cock and the Hen

    0:58

  23. 22 - How One Went Out to Woo

    1:48

  24. 23 - The Master-Smith

    19:59

  25. 24 - The Two Step-Sisters

    16:38

  26. 25 - Buttercup

    7:43

  27. 26 - Taming the Shrew

    3:34

  28. 27 - Shortshanks

    36:02

  29. 28 - Gudbrand on the Hill-Side

    8:57

  30. 29 - The Blue Belt

    26:32

  31. 30 - Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed

    2:12

  32. 31 - Not a Pin to Choose Between Them

    10:38

  33. 32 - One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest

    1:16

  34. 33 - The Three Princesses of Whiteland

    13:41

  35. 34 - The Lassie and Her Godmother

    11:17

  36. 35 - The Three Aunts

    8:19

  37. 36 - The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock

    1:19

  38. 37 - Rich Peter the Pedlar

    24:21

  39. 38 - Gertrude's Bird

    2:28

  40. 39 - Boots and the Troll

    11:31

  41. 40 - Goosey Grizzel

    13:48

  42. 41 - The Lad Who Went to the North Wind

    6:27

  43. 42 - The Master-Thief

    28:11

  44. 43 - The Best Wish

    23:10

  45. 44 - The Three Billy-Goats Gruff

    3:50

  46. 45 - Well Done and Ill Paid

    5:37

  47. 46 - The Husband Who Was to Mind the House

    5:45

  48. 47 - Dapplegrim

    25:56

  49. 48 - Farmer Weathersky

    19:43

  50. 49 - Lord Peter

    15:08

  51. 50 - The Seven Foals

    16:14

  52. 51 - The Widow's Son

    22:06

  53. 52 - Bushy Bride / Boots and his brothers

    26:58

  54. 53 - Big Peter and Little Peter

    21:35

  55. 54 - Tatterhood

    13:18

  56. 55 - The Cock and Hen that Went to the Dovrefell

    5:20

  57. 56 - Katie Woodencloak

    24:23

  58. 57 - Thumbikin

    4:37

  59. 58 - Doll i' the Grass

    5:04

  60. 59 - The Lad and the Devil

    3:15

  61. 60 - The Cock and Hen a-Nutting

    8:19

  62. 61 - The Big Bird Dan

    33:10

  63. 62 - Soria Moria Castle

    25:49

  64. 63 - Bruin and Reynard

    5:03

  65. 64 - Tom Totherhouse

    6:51

  66. 65 - Little Annie the Goose-Girl

    7:01

  67. 66 - Introduction to Appendix

    6:58

  68. 67 - Why the Jack-Spaniard's Waist is Small

    1:27

  69. 68 - Ananzi and the Lion

    6:43

  70. 69 - Ananzi and the Quanqua

    3:59

  71. 70 - The Ear of Corn and the Twelve Men

    5:13

  72. 71 - The King and the Ant's Tree

    2:01

  73. 72 - The Little Child and the Pumpkin Tree

    3:28

  74. 73 - The Brother and His Sisters

    5:25

  75. 74 - The Girl and the Fish

    2:11

  76. 75 - The Lion, the Goat, and the Baboon

    2:13

  77. 76 - Ananzi and Baboon

    3:04

  78. 77 - The Man and the Doukana Tree

    2:19

  79. 78 - Nancy Fairy

    6:01

  80. 79 - The Dancing Gang

    1:41

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Trolls, princesses and farm households share the pages of this collection of folk tales. Sir George Webbe Dasent translates stories gathered by Asbjørnsen and Moe and adds an introductory essay on their origin and spread. The contents include The Three Billy-Goats Gruff, Why the Sea Is Salt and stories about Boots. Sections on mythology and the movement of tales across countries place the narratives beside a historical discussion of storytelling.

Everyday foolishness supplies some of the comedy. In one tale, a woman gives a visitor clothes, money and a horse and cart after he tells her that her late husband needs help in Paradise. Her present husband follows the stranger, opening another opportunity for deception. The mixture of fairy tales, household mishaps and introductory argument offers readers both short stories to enjoy separately and material for thinking about how familiar story patterns travel.

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Reading time
About 13 hours
Pages
341
Language
English
Formats
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Audio read by
Didier, Leni, Sharon Riskedahl and others