THE SHOEMAKERS APRON - 20 illustrated Czech and Slovak Childrens Stories

THE SHOEMAKERS APRON - 20 illustrated Czech and Slovak Childrens Stories
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8822808657
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THIS book contains 20 Czech and Slovak folk and fairy tales translated and retold in English by Parker Fillmore, with excellent illustrations and decorations by Jan Matulka. Drawn from original Slavic sources, and chosen for their variety of subject and range of interest with tales like: The Twelve Months, Zlatovlaska The Golden-Haired, The Shepherd's Nosegay, Smolicheck, The Nickerman's Wife, Batcha And The Dragon, Vitazko The Victorious and many more. Unlike stories from the Grimm brothers, here are fairy tales conceived with all the gorgeousness of the Slavic imagination; charming little nursery tales that might be told in nurseries the world over; folk tales illustrative of the wit of a canny people; and rollicking devil tales as surprising to the Anglo-Saxon imagination as they are entertaining. They are not in any sense academic translations, but vivid renditions by a man who, besides being a student of folklore, was an accomplished story-teller in his own right. The stories are further embellished by Jan Matulka’s exquisite illustrations which capture the essence of the region’s culture. Added to this Matulka commences each story with a vignette which have a distinct Picasso-esque style to them. So, get yourself a warm drink, snuggle in to a comfy chair and sit back and enjoy folklore and tales from the Heart of Europe.

STORIES of ENCHANTMENT - 12 Illustrated Children's Stories from a Bygone Era

STORIES of ENCHANTMENT - 12 Illustrated Children's Stories from a Bygone Era
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2018-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827556850
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On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that the 12 illustrated stories in this volume are taken. Herein you will find stories of: The Ghost Flower, Or The White Blackbird The Little Yellow Moccasins The Little Ghost Who Laughed Titania’s Maid Of Honor Bran, The Wolf Dog The Corn Fairy At The Wayside Cross In Quest Of The Dark The King Will Hunt To-Day He Was A Prince Where The River Hides Its Pearls The Mist Lady These stories are taken from a place where good wishes come true: where the poor and the lonely are rich in castles and friends: and where sorrowful folk are happy. If you listen carefully, here you will hear the birds singing and children laughing, all day long. The trees are full of blossoms and fruit. The sky is always blue, the grass green and soft. Under the trees dwell the fairies, and against the blue sky you will sometimes see the sheen of angels’ wings as the flit by. So, we invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of Fairy culture not seen in print for over a century; and immerse yourself in the tales and fables of yesteryear. ---------------------------- TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, ghost flower, white blackbird, little yellow moccasins, little ghost who laughed, titania, maid of honor, bran, wolf dog, corn fairy, wayside cross, quest of the dark, king, hunt, to-day, prince, where the river hides its pearls, mist lady

THE RUSSIAN STORY BOOK - 12 Illustrated Children's Stories from Mother Russia

THE RUSSIAN STORY BOOK - 12 Illustrated Children's Stories from Mother Russia
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2018-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827556877
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These 12 illustrated children’s stories have been taken from the heart of “Holy Russia.” From an area that covers the Ukrainian Steppe from Kiev to Novgorod, in the West, to the borders of the Caspian Sea in the East. Herein are the stories of: Ilya And Cloudfall, Ilya Meets Svyatogor And Parts With Him, Ilya And Nightingale The Robber, Ilya And Falcon The Hunter, The Adventure Of The Burning White Stone, How Quiet Dunai Had Brought The Princess Apraxia To Kiev, The Story Of Nikitich And Marina, How The Court Of Vladimir Received A Visitor From India the Glorious, The Story Of Kasyan And The Dream Maiden, How Stavr The Noble Was Saved By A Woman’s Wiles the Golden Horde, Whirlwind The Whistler, Or The Kingdoms Of Copper, Silver, And Gold, Vasily The Turbulent, Nikita The Footless and The Terrible Tsar, Peerless Beauty The Cake-Baker The stories are further enhanced by the sixteen gloriously coloured plates and line illustrations by Frank C. Papé. We invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of Russian culture not seen in print for over a century; and immerse yourself in the tales and fables of yesteryear. ---------------------------- TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, fables, Ilya, Cloudfall, Svyatogor, Nightingale, Robber, Falcon The Hunter, Adventure Of The Burning White Stone, Quiet Dunai, Princess Apraxia, Kiev, Novgorod, Caspian Sea, Nikitich, Marina, Court Of Vladimir, Visitor From India, Glorious, Kasyan, Dream Maiden, Stavr The Noble, Woman’s Wiles, the Golden Horde, Whirlwind The Whistler, Kingdoms Of Copper, Silver, Gold, Vasily The Turbulent, Nikita The Footless, Terrible Tsar, Peerless Beauty, Cake-Baker

FOLK TALES OF BRITTANY - 15 illustrated children's stories

FOLK TALES OF BRITTANY - 15 illustrated children's stories
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8828349158
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A great summer read for children - and for reading around a crackling fire on a cold winter's night! We have to thank Elsie Masson for collecting these tales. These have been drawn from the French province of Brittany which includes St. Malo, Brest and Rennes as its principle cities. Herein you will find 15 folk and fairy tales drawn from this region. These may even seem to be a refreshing new find for, you, the reader. Most have not made it into mainstream Western folklore, but nevertheless are still well known in Brittany. Even if you haven’t read some of these stories, you can rest assured that all will entertain with their content and Thornton Oakley’s abundant illustrations are bound to fire young imaginations. In this volume you will find Stories like: The Castle of Comorre The Basin of Gold and the Diamond Lance Lady Yolanda's Thimble The Witch of Lok Island Little White-Thorn and the Talking Bird Princess Ahez and the Lost City The Changeling The Foster Brother The Hunchback and the Elves The Four Gifts The Magic Rocks and the Beggar The Country Bumpkin and the Hobgoblin The Wasp, the Winged Needle and the Spider Yannik, The Fairy Child The Hazel Scepter So, after you have downloaded this unique volume, find a comfy chair, sit back with your reader and a steaming hot beverage and be prepared to be entertained for hours. ========== TAGS/KEYWORDS: folklore, fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, childrens stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, fables, cultural, setting, Brittany, France, Europe, Peronnik, Guilcher, time, Houarn, cried, princess, king, elves, Téphany, Bella, beggar, horse, heart, Ahez, appeared, apple, Azénor, Barbaïk, basin, beautiful, beauty, Bernez, black, Blackie, boy, bread, Brittany, brother, burst, butter, buy, castle, child, children, Christian, church, cloak, colt, Comorre, corn, cottage, Count, country, countryside, cow, Creature, cross, dame, dance, daughter, dead, Dénès, diamond, dwarf, eagle, evil, ace, fairy, farm, father, flew, flower, Foal, folk, forest, four, free, giant, Gilda, girl, Glory, gold, golden, Gwennola, head, Heaven, hobgoblin, house, hunchback, hundred, husband, Jegu, Kerglas, King, knight, lad, lady, lance, land, light, linen, Loik, lord, love, magic, maid, Mariannik, marry, master, men, midnight, milk, money, mother, Mylie, neck, Nick, Ninor, Old, One, palace, parish, pass, pass, pay, people, Perr, quick, return, rich, ring, river, rocks, Rogéar, rose, round, Saint, saint, sang, sea, Sea-cow, shoes, shoulders, shout, silver, sing, Skearn, song, stepmother, stones, stroke, sun, sweet, table, tailor, three, Tonyk, town, Tréphine, Vannes, voice, water, wealth, wedding, white, White-thorn, wind, wish, wish, witch, wizard, woman, wood, wooden, word, Yannik, wicked

FAIRY TALES FROM GOLD LANDS - 9 Illustrated Children's Stories

FAIRY TALES FROM GOLD LANDS - 9 Illustrated Children's Stories
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2018-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827556567
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Herein you will find 9 Illustrated stories from “Golden Lands” compiled by May Wentworth. But why “Golden Lands”? Well, an introductory poem tells us why – There are orange groves and lime trees green That glint in the sunlight’s glowing sheen, There are deserts yellow with priceless sand, All these you will find in the Golden Land. Well, how else would you describe the lands of Fairydom? In the Preface of this exquisite book, Wentworth addresses all children everywhere – “In the pleasant Christmas-time I greet the children everywhere.To some I shall not be a stranger, for we have met before, not face to face, but in the pages of the last years little book. In the sunny days of childhood, a year is so long a time, that when the summer and winter have passed it seems like an age gone by; yet as again I bring my Christmas offering, I hope to be remembered and welcomed as the friend who loves the children well. They are the true critics, generous and fearless. For their warm hearts and keen appreciation, I write these stories of the Golden Clime. May the joy and blessedness of the holy Christmas rest upon them, and follow them through all the sunshine and rain of the coming year.” The stories in this volume are: The Little Lace-Maker Golden Snow Gracia And Catrina The Dancing Sunbeam The Young Gold-Seeker The Wishing Cap Crimson Tuft Snowdrop And Rosebud Lazarus And Bummer ============= TAGS: Folklore, fairy, tales, myths, legends, children’s stories, bedtime stories, Little Lace-Maker, Golden Snow, Gracia And Catrina, Dancing Sunbeam, Young Gold-Seeker, Wishing Cap, Crimson Tuft, Snowdrop And Rosebud, Lazarus And Bummer, orange groves, lime trees, green, glint of sunlight, glowing sheen, deserts, yellow sand, Golden Lands

THE DIAMOND FAIRY BOOK - 19 illustrated children's fairy tales from around the world

THE DIAMOND FAIRY BOOK - 19 illustrated children's fairy tales from around the world
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8827555153
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The Diamond Fairy Book is a compilation of fairy stories written by various authors, some whose names have been lost in the mists of time. This book retells but 19 of the thousands of fairy tales and legends from around the world. We believe each story was carefully selected by Pape and Millar and also exquisitely illustrated by them. The 8 colour plates and 82 pen and ink drawings by Pape and Millar give further life to the stories. Not only children by parents too, can enjoy these stories, but they’re especially good at bedtime. Herein you will find the stories of: Princess Crystal, or the Hidden Treasure – by Isabel Bellerby. The Story of the Invisible Kingdom – by Richard Leander. How Sampo Lappelill saw the Mountain King – by Z. Topelius. The Witch-Dancer's Doom - A Breton Legend. The Three Valleys - From the German. The Spring-tide of Love - by Mrs. Egerton Eastwick Ringfalla Bridge - by K. E. Sutter. The Children's Fairy - From the French of Saint-Juirs. Wittysplinter - by Clemens Brentano. The Mid-day Rock - by J. Jarry. Lillekort - by Xavier Marmier. The Ten Little Fairies - by Georges Mitchell. The Magician and his Pupil - by A. Godin. The Strawberry Thief - by Pauline Schanz. The Adventures of Said - by W. Hauff. Little Blue Flower - by Miss F. E. Hynam. "The Princess Who Despised all Men" - by Charles Smith Cheltnam. The Necklace of Tears - Mrs. Egerton Eastwick. The Prince and the Lions - From the Persian. ==================== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, children’s stories, bedtime stories, Princess Crystal, Hidden Treasure, the Invisible Kingdom, Sampo Lappelill saw the Mountain King, Witch-Dancer's Doom, Breton, Three Valleys, German, Spring-tide of Love, Ringfalla Bridge, Children's Fairy, French, Saint-Juirs, Wittysplinter, Mid-day Rock, Lillekort, Ten Little Fairies, Magician, Pupil, Strawberry Thief, Adventures of Said, Little Blue Flower, Princess Who Despised all Men, Necklace of Tears, Prince and the Lions, Persian, Pape, Millar,

EDMUND DULACs FAIRY BOOK - 15 illustrated children's stories

EDMUND DULACs FAIRY BOOK - 15 illustrated children's stories
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827558470
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In the 19thC there were at least three master compilers and publishers of children’s Fairy Tales – Edmund Dulac, Andrew Lang and the Grimm Bothers. This is a collection of folk and fairy tales from Belgium, France, England, Japan, Italy, Russia and Serbia compiled by Edmund Dulac. Herein you will finds the stories of: SNEGOROTCHKA – Russian, THE BURIED MOON – English, WHITE CAROLINE AND BLACK CAROLINE – Flemish, THE SEVEN CONQUERORS OF THE QUEEN OF THE MISSISSIPPI – Belgian, THE SERPENT PRINCE – Italian, THE HIND OF THE WOOD – French, IVAN AND THE CHESTNUT HORSE – Russian, THE QUEEN OF THE MANY-COLOURED BEDCHAMBER – Irish, THE BLUE BIRD – French, BASHTCHELIK (OR, REAL STEEL), Serbian, THE FRIAR AND THE BOY- English, THE GREEN SERPENT – French, URASHIMA TARO – Japanese, THE FIRE BIRD – Russian, THE STORY OF THE BIRD FENG – Chinese. In every country there is a place where good wishes come true: where the poor and the lonely are rich in castles and friends: and where sorrowful folk are happy. Here you will hear the birds singing and children laughing, all day long. The trees are full of blossoms and fruit. The sky is always blue, the grass green and soft. Under the trees dwell the fairies, and against the blue sky you will sometimes see the sheen of angels’ wings as the flit by. It is from this place that these children’s stories originate. So, we invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of Fairy culture not seen in print for over a century; and immerse yourself in the tales and fables of yesteryear. ---------------------------- KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, snegorotchka, russian, buried moon, english, white caroline, black caroline, flemish, seven conquerors, queen, Mississippi, belgian, serpent prince, italian, hind of the wood, french, ivan, chestnut horse, russian, many-coloured bedchamber, irish, blue bird, bashtchelik, real steel, serbian, friar and the boy, green serpent, urashima taro, japanese, fire bird, story of the bird feng, chinese

THE CHINESE FAIRY BOOK - 73 Chinese children's stories

THE CHINESE FAIRY BOOK - 73 Chinese children's stories
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2017-08-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8822810090
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The fairy tales and legends of olden China are as ancient as the land itself. They have an oriental glow which can only be found in the orient. They glitter like precious stones, shine like gold and shimmer like multicoloured silks fluttering in the breeze. They contain oriental wealth of fantastic and supernatural action, not too dissimilar to the tales in the “Thousand and One Nights”. The 73 stories herein embrace “Nursery Fairy Tales,” “Legends of the Gods,” “Tales of Saints and Magicians,” “Nature and Animal Tales,” “Ghost Stories,” “Historic Fairy Tales,” and “Literary Fairy Tales”. Like the “Arabian Nights,” they will fascinate the young reader and amply repay the attention of the older generations as well. Some are exquisitely poetic, such as “The Flower-Elves,” “The Lady of the Moon” or “The Herd Boy and the Weaving Maiden”; others like “How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches,” carry us back dramatically and powerfully to the Chinese age of Chivalry. The summits of fantasy are scaled in the quasi-religious dramas of “The Ape Sun Wu Kung” and “Notscha,” or the weird sorceries unfolded in “The Kindly Magician.” Delightful ghost stories, with happy endings, such as “A Night on the Battlefield” and “The Ghost Who Was Foiled,” are paralleled with such idyllic love-tales as that of “Rose of Evening,” or such Lilliputian fancies as “The King of the Ants” and “The Little Hunting Dog.” It is quite safe to say that these Chinese fairy tales will give equal pleasure to the old as well as the young. They have been retold simply, with no changes in style or expression beyond such details of presentation which differences between oriental and occidental viewpoints at times compel. It is the writer’s hope that others may take as much pleasure in reading them as he did in their translation. 33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.

WONDER TALES FROM MANY LANDS - 19 children's stories from around the world

WONDER TALES FROM MANY LANDS - 19 children's stories from around the world
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2018-02-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8827580239
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Herein are 19 folk and fairy tales gathered from around the world, illustrated and retold by Katharine Pyle. You will find tales from ancient Bohemia, Norse, France, Germany, Hindu, American Indian, Russia and more. Included are children’s classics like the Three Billy Goats Gruff, Dapplegrim and even a Russian Baba Yaga tale. While some of the titles maybe less familiar, you will find the tales, like Princess Rosetta and The Crow Peri, are of superior quality and were the favourites of Victorian and Edwardian children. The stories in this volume are: LONG, BROAD, AND SHARPSIGHT - Bohemia THE DWARF WITH THE GOLDEN BEARD - Slavonic THE GREAT WHITE BEAR AND THE TROLLS - Norse THE STORY OF THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF - Norse THE STONES OF PLOUVINEC - Brittany THE KING OF THE BUFFALOES - American Indian THE JACKAL AND THE ALLIGATOR - Hindu THE BABA YAGA - Russia TAMLANE - A Story From An Old Scotch Ballad THE FARMER AND THE PIXY - English RABBIT’S EYES – Korea MUDJEE MONEDO - American Indian DAPPLEGRIM - Norse THE FISH PRINCE - Hindu THE MAGIC RICE KETTLE - Korean THE CROW PERI - Persian THE FOUR WISHES - German WHY THE ANIMALS NO LONGER FEAR SHEEP - French Creole PRINCESS ROSETTA – French Publisher's Note: We have included a number of extra illustrations, not done by Katherine Pyle in the Norse story of Dapplegrim taken from an earlier version of the story. We have done this as the story retold by Katharine Pyle had no illustrations included. ========= TAGS: Folklore, fairytales, myths, legends, childrens stories, bedtime, fables, tales, fairy, around the world, long, broad, sharpsight, bohemia, dwarf, golden beard, Slavonic, great white bear, trolls, norse, three, billy goats gruff, stones, plouvinec, Brittany, king, buffaloes, american Indian, native American, jackal, alligator, hindu, baba yaga, Russia, tamlane, scots, scotch, ballad, farmer, pixy, English, rabbit’s eyes, korea, mudjee monedo, dapplegrim, fish prince, magic rice, kettle, korea, crow peri, Persia, four wishes, germany, animals, fear, creole, princess rosetta, Katharine Pyle

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S CHILDREN's TALES Vol. 2 - 29 Illustrated Children's Stories

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S CHILDREN's TALES Vol. 2 - 29 Illustrated Children's Stories
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827567666
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In this second volume you will find a further 29 illustrated children’s stories by the master story-teller - Hans Christian Andersen. This present volume is the second of the selected stories from Hans Andersen. Together both books include what, out of a larger number, are the cream of Andersen’s “crop”. "The Ice Maiden", “The Little Mermaid” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes” set the standards for folklorists, authors and story-tellers worldwide and have all since become children’s classics. "The Sandhills of Jutland", another volume by Andersen, was pronounced by John Ruskin to be “the most perfect story” that he knew. The tales in this volume are: The Flax The Daisy The Pea Blossom The Storks The Wild Swans The Last Dream Of The Old Oak The Portuguese Duck The Snow Man The Farmyard Cock And The Weathercock The Red Shoes The Little Mermaid Buckwheat What Happened To The Thistle The Pen And The Inkstand The Teapot Soup From A Sausage Skewer What The Goodman Does Is Always Right The Old Street Lamp The Shepherdess And The Chimney Sweep The Drop Of Water The Swineherd The Metal Pig The Flying Trunk The Butterfly The Goblin And The Huckster Everything In Its Right Place The Real Princess The Emperor's New Clothes Great Claus And Little Claus The power of his tales to charm and elevate runs like a living thread through whatever he writes. In the two books, the first of which is presented here, they have met the tests and held an undiminishing popularity among the best children's books. They have set the standard, and their place in permanent literature will grow wider and more secure as time passes. Only a few children's authors will be ranked among the Immortals, and Hans Andersen is without a doubt one of them. It adds a charm to the little stories of these two volumes to know that the genial author travelled widely for a man of his time and everywhere he went he was urged to tell the tales himself. Even though he had become world famous, he did with equal measures of charm and grace in the kitchens of the humble and in the courts of nobles and palaces of kings. As was said in the preface to the first volume, wherever there are children, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen will be read and loved for a long time yet. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities by the Publisher. =============== TAGS: Hans Andersen Fairy Tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, bedtime, fables, read, school children, homes, love to read, story-teller, imagination, sweet, sad, Flax, Daisy, Pea Blossom, Storks, Wild Swans, Last Dream, Old Oak, Portuguese Duck, Snow Man, Farmyard Cock, Weathercock, Red Shoes, Little Mermaid, Buckwheat, Thistle, Pen, Inkstand, Teapot, Soup, Sausage Skewer, Goodman, Right, Old Street Lamp, Shepherdess, Chimney Sweep, Drop Of Water, Swineherd, Metal Pig, Flying Trunk, Butterfly, Goblin, Huckster, Everything, Right Place, Real, Princess, Emperor's New Clothes, Great Claus, Little Claus