This book contains a fascinating collection of tales from many countries: Hungary, Russia, Rumania, Finland, Iceland, Japan, and Sicily are only some of them. Filling with imagination, excitement, and adventure, these tales will delight children with their illogical yet strangely reasonable events, and will offer parents a pleasant change fromthe well-worn favorites.

This collection contains 36 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Andrew Lang was famous.