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The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body

The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body: Once on a time there was a _King_ who had _seven sons_, and he loved them so much that he could never bear to be

The Blue Belt Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Blue Belt

The Blue Belt: Once on a time there was an old beggar-woman, who had gone out to beg. She had a little lad with her, and when she had got her bag full she

Prince Lindworm Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Prince Lindworm

Prince Lindworm: Once upon a time, there was a fine young _King_ who was married to the loveliest of Queens. They were exceedingly happy, all but for one thing

Soria Moria Castle Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Soria Moria Castle

Soria Moria Castle: Once on a time there was a poor couple who had a son whose name was _Halvor_. Ever since he was a little boy he would turn his hand to

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East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon: Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either food or clothing to

Yun Se-Pyong, The Wizard Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Yun Se-Pyong, The Wizard

Yun Se-Pyong, The Wizard: [Yun Se-pyong was a man of Seoul who lived to the age of over ninety. When he was young he loved archery, and went as military

Tokgabi And His Pranks Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Tokgabi And His Pranks

Tokgabi And His Pranks: Tokgabi is the most mischievous sprite in all Korean fairy-land. He does not like the sunshine or outdoors, and no one ever saw him on

The Vision Of The Holy Man Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Vision Of The Holy Man

The Vision Of The Holy Man: Yi Chi-Ham (Master To-jong). A story is told of him that on the day after his wedding he went out with his topo or ceremonial coat

The Temple To The God Of War Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Temple To The God Of War

The Temple To The God Of War: When he was a child a blind fortune-teller came and cast his future, saying, “This boy will be very great indeed.” At seven years

The Unmannerly Tiger Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Unmannerly Tiger

The Unmannerly Tiger: Mountain Uncle” was the name given by the villagers to a splendid striped tiger that lived among the highlands of Kang Wen, the long

The Sneezing Colossus Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Sneezing Colossus

The Sneezing Colossus: Kim, who lived at the foot of the mountains, was a lazy lout. He had a family to support, but he did not like steady work. He preferred

The Snake’s Revenge Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Snake’s Revenge

The Snake's Revenge: There lived in ancient days an archer, whose home was near the Water Gate of Seoul. He was a man of great strength and famous for his

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