In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw. When she was emptying the beans into the pan, one dropped… Continue reading Folklore: The Straw, the Coal and the Bean from Gutenberg Project
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Jorinda and Jorindel from Gutenberg Project
There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could take any shape she pleased. All the day long she flew about in the form of an owl, or crept about the country like a cat; but… Continue reading Jorinda and Jorindel from Gutenberg Project
Folklore: Old Sultan from project Gutenberg
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house the shepherd said, “I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.” But his wife said,… Continue reading Folklore: Old Sultan from project Gutenberg
