Brown Fairy Book

Brown Fairy Book

by Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang's Brown Fairy Book is a collection of 31 fairy tales from around the world. The tales are divided into three sections: "Tales of Magic," "Tales of Adventure," and "Tales of Love and Laughter." The tales in "Tales of Magic" include such classics as "Cinderella," "The Sleeping Beauty," and "The Frog Prince." The tales in "Tales of Adventure" include such stories as "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Three Little Pigs," and "The Fisherman and His Wife." The tales in "Tales of Love and Laughter" include such stories as "The Ugly Duckling," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."

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Andrew Lang

Scotland

Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the Unive...

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1: 01 - What the Rose Did to the Cypress - Part 1
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2: 02 - What the Rose Did to the Cypress - Part 2
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3: 03 - Ball-Carrier and the Bad One; How Ball-Carrier Finished His Task
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4: 04 - The Bunyip
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5: 05 - Father Grumbler
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6: 06 - The Story of the Yara
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7: 07a - The Cunning Hare
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8: 07b - The Turtle and His Bride
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9: 08 - How Gierald the Coward was Punished
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10: 09a - Habogi
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11: 09b - How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers
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12: 10 - The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe
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13: 11 - The Wicked Wolverine
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14: 12a - The Husband of the Rat's Daughter
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15: 12b - The Mermaid and the Boy
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16: 13 - Pivi and Kabo
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17: 14 - The Elf Maiden
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18: 15 - How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones
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19: 16 - Fortune and the Wood-Cutter
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20: 17 - The Enchanted Head
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21: 18 - The Sister of the Sun
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22: 19 - The Prince and the Three Fates
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23: 20 - The Fox and the Lapp
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24: 21 - Kisa the Cat
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25: 22 - The Lion and the Cat
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26: 23 - Which was the Foolishest?
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27: 24 - Asmund and Signy
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28: 25 - Rubezahl
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29: 26 - Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate
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30: 27 - Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted
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31: 28 - Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey
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32: 29 - The Knights of the Fish
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