Herein are 25 illustrated fairy stories for children compiled by the Bros. Grimm. The stories in this 2nd volume by Evelyn Sharp are the original stories and not the retellings of fairy stories. Herein is a veritable feast of folklore drawn from ages past. In this volume you will find the perennial favourites of The Goose-Girl, Hansel And Grethel, Snow White, Cinderella, Thumbling, or Thumbelina, Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin plus 18 others, not yet popularised by Disney.The full ta...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 255In this 255th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE STORY OF THE SECOND ROYAL MENDICANT”.In Issue 253, “THE STORY OF THE PORTER THE LADIES OF BAGHDAD”, three visitors knock on the door of the house of the three beautiful women. They claim to be mendicants and visitors to the city and have become disoriented and lost on their way back to their lodgings. In reality they were the Kaleefeh (King), hi...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 316In this 316th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the old English Tale - "BROTHERS AND MUSHROOMS”.ONCE upon a time, a long, long ago and far, far away, there was a mother who was very fond of mushrooms. I don't mean to say that she was a greedy person or fond of eating, but if she had a weakness, it was for mushrooms. When she was a little girl, she had lived in a country place where th...

These 4 perennial children’s favourites, retold here in full by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, are exquisitely illustrated by master illustrator Edmund Dulac. Herein you will find 12 full page colour plates plus 5 BnW vignettes which breathe life into these well-known stories, vibrant enough to really fire the imagination of any young person anywhere.The stories in this volume are:The Sleeping BeautyBlue BeardCinderellaBeauty And The BeastWe invite yo...

A great read for children and great for reading around a fire on a cold winter night!Herein you will find 30 old legends and from Germany. Some will be familiar but most less so, and may even seem to be a new find for you the reader. Even if you haven’t read some of these stories, you can rest assured that all will entertain. You can also be sure the general lesson these stories convey is the sure punishment of vice and the reward of virtue; some way or another the villain always me...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 337In this 337th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English Tale -"THE BROWNIES AND THE FARMER”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, the Brownies were sorrowful, more sorrowful than they had ever been in their lives before, and that is saying a great deal, for Brownies you know, live such a long, long while, and the saddest part of all was that there seemed no way out o...

In this volume you will find 22 selections by CJ Tibbits made from various Russian and Polish collectors of Folklore—Afanasief, Erben, Wojcicki, Glinski, etc.There is little doubt of the stories Northern Slavic origins, since Russia and Poland are the countries in which these tales have found their home, and, over time, been adapted by the people so as to incorporate their national customs and lore within the stories.The 22 Russian and Polish in this volume are:

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 329In this 329th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English Fairy Tale - "THUMBLING”.A poor childless peasant couple wishes for a child "no matter how small" aloud. Seven months later the wife has a small child "no longer than a thumb" which they call "Thumbling" and who becomes a "wise and nimble creature."When Thumbling grows older he wishes to help his father in the chores ...

In this volume you will find 13 illustrated Popular Tales from the Basque region of Spain. Here you will find tales like Aquelarre, Arguiduna, The Song of Lamia, the Prophecy of Lara, the Virgin of the Five Towns in which mermaids, heroes, magical horns and ghosts abound.If you have ever travelled through the province of Galicia in North Western Spain, you can’t fail to notice the Celtic influences in the region’s art and culture. So it is therefore not surprising to also f...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 455In this 455th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Maori legend of "The Creation of the Stars”.ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago and far, far away in the land of Aotearoa – the Land of the Long White Cloud, Te Ra, the day-eye of Rangi was closing, and sending a last glowing look over the peacefully dreaming Moana-rarapa - the Lake of the Glittering Water.Tane looked up...

In this volume you will find 21 legends and myths of Hawaii retold by no other than HM King Kalakaua (1836 – 1891), the last King of Hawaii.Herein you will find the legends of:Hina, the Helen of Hawaii.The Royal Hunchback.The Triple Marriage of Laa-mai-kahiki.The Apotheosis of Pele.Hua, King of Hana.The Iron Knife.The Sacred Spear-Point.Kelea, the Surf-Rider of Maui.Umi, the Peasant Prince...

An ancient Hopi parable states “He who tells stories, rules the world.” The stories which this Russian grandmother tells can be found, with many others, in a collection of “Tales and Legends of South Slavonia.” Here they have been sketched with the background of Russian peasant village life as it existed in some parts of Southern Russia. Because of this, the narrator has been careful to clothe them as nearly as possible in the simple language in which they are retold to-day by many a villa...