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July 4, 2017

THE VORACIOUS FROG (Indian Fairy Tales, 1880) collected and translated by Maive Stokes

THERE were a rat and a frog. And the rat said to the frog, “Go and get me some sticks, while I go and get some flour and milk.” So the frog went out...

July 4, 2017

THE JACKAL AND THE KITE (Indian Fairy Tales, 1880) collected and translated by Maive Stokes

THERE was once a she-jackal and a she-kite. They lived in the same tree; the jackal at the bottom of the tree, and the kite at the top. Neither had any children. One day...

July 3, 2017

THE CAPTURE OF FATHER TIME (American Fairy Tales) By L. FRANK BAUM

Jim was the son of a cowboy, and lived on the broad plains of Arizona. His father had trained him to lasso a bronco or a young bull with perfect accuracy, and had Jim...

July 3, 2017

THE MAGIC BON BONS (American Fairy Tales) By L. FRANK BAUM

There lived in Boston a wise and ancient chemist by the name of Dr. Daws, who dabbled somewhat in magic. There also lived in Boston a young lady by the name of Claribel Sudds,...

July 3, 2017

THE LAUGHING HIPPOPOTAMUS (American Fairy Tales) By L. FRANK BAUM

On one of the upper branches of the Congo river lived an ancient and aristocratic family of hippopotamuses, which boasted a pedigree dating back beyond the days of Noah—beyond the existence of mankind—far into...

July 3, 2017

THE ENCHANTED TYPES

One time a knook became tired of his beautiful life and longed for something new to do. The knooks have more wonderful powers than any other immortal folk—except, perhaps, the fairies and ryls. So...