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Автор: Andrew Lang
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       Andrew Lang

      The Green Fairytales

      42 Traditional Stories & Fairly Tales

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      2020 OK Publishing

      EAN 4064066394905

       The Blue Bird

       The Half-Chick

       The Story of Caliph Stork

       The Enchanted Watch

       Rosanella

       Sylvain and Jocosa

       Fairy Gifts

       Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla

       Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine

       The Three Little Pigs

       Heart of Ice

       The Enchanted Ring

       The Snuff-Box

       The Golden Blackbird

       The Little Soldier

       The Magic Swan

       The Dirty Shepherdess

       The Enchanted Snake

       The Biter Bit

       King Kojata

       Prince Fickle and Fair Helena

       Puddocky

       The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs

       The Story of the Three Bears

       Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida

       Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes, and Little Three-Eyes

       Jorinde and Joringel

       Allerleirauh; or, the Many-Furred Creature

       The Twelve Huntsmen

       Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle

       The Crystal Coffin

       The Three Snake-Leaves

       The Riddle

       Jack My Hedgehog

       The Golden Lads

       The White Snake

       The Story of a Clever Tailor

       The Golden Mermaid

       The War of the Wolf and the Fox

       The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife

       The Three Musicians

       The Three Dogs

      GORGONZOLA FLIES OFF ON HER DRAGON

      TO

       STELLA MARGARET ALLEYNE

       THE

       GREEN FAIRY BOOK

       IS DEDICATED

      TO THE FRIENDLY READER

      This is the third, and probably the last, of the Fairy Books of many colours. First there was the Blue Fairy Book; then, children, you asked for more, and we made up the Red Fairy Book; and, when you wanted more still, the Green Fairy Book was put together. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries; some are French, some German, some Russian, some Italian, some Scottish, some English, one Chinese. However much these nations differ about trifles, they all agree in liking fairy tales. The reason, no doubt, is that men were much like children in their minds long ago, long, long ago, and so before they took to writing newspapers, and sermons, and novels, and long poems, they told each other stories, such as you read in the fairy books. They believed that witches could turn people into beasts, that beasts could speak, that magic rings could make their owners invisible, and all the other wonders in the stories. Then, as the world became grown-up, the fairy tales which were not written down would have been quite forgotten but that the old grannies