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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

The Cat On The Dovrefell Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Cat On The Dovrefell

A traveller's 'white cat' is really a great white bear — and on Christmas Eve he teaches a band of trolls a lesson they never forget.

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 Husband Who Was To Mind The House Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Husband Who Was To Mind The House

The Husband Who Was To Mind The House: Once on a time there was a man, so surly and cross, he never thought his _Wife_ did anything right in the house. Empathy

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The Lad Who Went To The North Wind Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Lad Who Went To The North Wind

The Lad Who Went To The North Wind: Once on a time there was an old widow who had one son; and as she was poorly and weak, her son had to go up into the safe

The Lassie And Her Godmother Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Lassie And Her Godmother

The Lassie And Her Godmother: Once on a time a poor couple lived far, far away in a great wood. The wife was brought to bed, and had a pretty girl, but they

The Princess On The Glass Hill Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Princess On The Glass Hill

The Princess On The Glass Hill: Once on a time there was a man who had a meadow, which lay high upon the hill-side, and in the meadow was a barn, which he had

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff

The Three Princesses In The Blue Mountain Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Three Princesses In The Blue Mountain

The Three Princesses In The Blue Mountain: There were once upon a time a _King_ and _Queen_ who had no children, and they took it so much to heart that they

The Three Princesses Of Whiteland Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Three Princesses Of Whiteland

The Three Princesses Of Whiteland: Once on a time there was a fisherman who lived close by a palace, and fished for the _King’s_ table. One day when he was out

The Widow’s Son Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Widow’s Son

The Widow's Son: Once on a time there was a poor, poor _Widow_, who had an only _Son_. She dragged on with the boy till he had been confirmed, and then she

Thor and the Giant’s Kettle Norse Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Thor and the Giant’s Kettle

Thor and the Giant's Kettle: In the golden halls of Asgard, where the gods feasted and plotted, the need for a new cauldron had become undeniable. The old

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