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There once was a young shepherd who one day discovers a wounded giant. Although at first frightened, he decides to care for the giant who shows his gratitude by giving the young boy a belt of invisibility and taking him underground to a giant's wedding celebration. The boy sneaks a loaf of bread away with him while he is leaving so that he might have something to eat the next day but much to his chagrin, he is unable to tear the bread when he tries. He then tries biting it and is shocked when pieces of gold fall from the loaf.

After losing his beloved wife, a king, who was also a wizard, sets off on a voyage to foreign lands, as he can’t stand to be reminded of his lost wife. Using his wizardry, he sets his sights on a princess who he locks up in a tower, hoping she will one day give in and marry him. He then finds out that the princess may have set her sights on his own son and sends his son away. His son travels to the kingdom that the captured princess had come from and comes up with a plan to try to save the princess.

One of the most famous fairytales of all time is the adventure of Jack who goes to market to sell a cow - and returns home with three beans instead. But those are magic beans, as he soon finds out - they grow straight into heaven with a gigantic stalk! A great adventure awaits Jack - and he is about to find out who he really is.

Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a British poet, novelist, literary critic, and collector of folk and fairy tales. In this essay, he investigates the mystery of the man in the iron mask of Alexander Dumas' novel. Lang traces the progress of the romantic legend, as it blossomed after the death of the man whose mask was not of iron, but of black velvet. The legend struck root and flowered, from the moment when the poor valet, Martin (“Eustache Dauger”), was immured in the French fortress of Pignerol.

An engrossing collection of eight short stories to entertain children of all ages, especially perfect for long car journeys.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!The Book of Dreams and Ghosts by Andrew Lang is a book mainly focused on the stories of ghosts and other mystical phenomenon. With frequent editorializing and discussion by the author, the work is less a series of supernatural tales and more of an anthropological book centred around bewitching stories of the otherworldly -given the name Psychical Research when Lang was alive. Over the course of fourteen chapters, 79 stories, and two prefaces, Lang manages to keep the reader enchanted with his thoughtful retellings, literary charisma, ...

Romantische Märchen von Wasserfrauen aus aller Welt. Fürchte dich nicht vor dem Monster unter deinem Bett – sondern der Meerjungfrau unter deinem Boot! Vom Grund des Ozeans und dem Land darüber, in den Tiefen dieser Kunstmärchen-Sammlung verbergen sich 3 der zauberhaftesten Meeresvolk-Geschichten aus aller Welt. Neben Klassikern finden sich hier auch Märchen, die erstmalig ins Deutsche übersetzt wurden.