| Compiler |
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885 |
| Compiler |
Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882 |
| Translator |
Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896 |
| Title |
Popular Tales from the Norse
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Folktales
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| Contents |
True and untrue -- Why the sea is salt -- The old dame and her hen -- East o' the sun and west o' the moon -- Boots, who ate a match with the troll -- Hacon Grizzlebeard -- Boots, who made the princess say "That's a story" -- The twelve wild ducks -- The giant who had no heart in his body -- The fox as herdsman -- The mastermaid -- The cat on the Dovrefell -- Princess on the glass hill -- The cock and hen -- How one went out to woo -- The master-smith -- The two step-sisters -- Buttercup -- Taming the shrew -- Shortshanks -- Gudbrand on the hill-side -- The blue belt -- Why the bear is stumpy-tailed -- Not a pin to choose between them -- One's own children are always prettiest -- The three princesses of Whiteland -- The lassie and her godmother -- The three aunts -- The cock, the cuckoo, and the black-cock -- Rich Peter the Pedlar -- Gertrude's bird -- Boots and the troll -- Goosey Grizzel -- The lad who went to the North Wind -- The master thief -- The best wish -- The three billy-goats Gruff -- Well done and ill paid -- The husband who was to mind the house -- Dapplegrim -- Farmer Weathersky -- Lord Peter -- The seven foals -- The widow's son -- Bushy bride -- Boots and his brothers -- Big Peter and Little Peter -- Tatterhood -- The cock and the hen that went to the Dovrefell -- Katie Woodencloak -- Thumbikin -- Doll i' the grass -- The lad and the Deil -- The cock and hen a-nutting -- The big bird Dan -- Soria Moria Castle -- Bruin and Reynard -- Tom Totherhouse -- Little Annie the goose-girl.
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| Credits |
Distributed Proofreaders
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| Reading Level |
Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Fairy tales
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| Subject |
Tales -- Norway
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| Subject |
Fairy tales -- Norway
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| Subject |
Folklore -- Norway
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
8933 |
| Release Date |
Sep 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 15, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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