India
- Tale Summary Once there was a King with three sons, named Szabo, Warza, and Iwanich. One spring they were all walking together admiring the fruit trees, until they came to a barren spot where there were three splendid trees. The King that a magician
- Tale Summary There was once a youth named Martin, whose poor father died and left him and his mother a measly two hundred florins. They soon ran low on food and Martin went to the village with half the money, but spent it instead on a dog named
- Tale Summary Once upon a time, a King announced that he would marry his daughter to anyone who could build a flying ship. There were three brothers living in the village, and the eldest two were clever and their mother’s favorites, and they set off
- Tale Summary Once upon a time there was a set of twins, a boy and a girl, whose father remarried after their mother’s death and had several more children. The stepmother was cruel and decided to send them to a wicked witch in the woods, telling them
- Tale Summary Once upon a time, there were two people named Klaus in the same village. One had four horses and was called Big Klaus, and the one called Little Klaus had only one. Through the week, Little Kalus had to plough for Big Klaus and lend him
- Tale Summary There was once a very poor man named Masaniello, who had twelve daughters whom he could barely afford to take care of. One day, the peasant came to the mouth of a cave while working the land, and was met with a large lizard, who was
- Tale Summary There was once a woman with no children, who wanted one so badly that she went to the Sunball to promise that if he gave her a little girl, she would return her once she reached twelve years old. He granted her wish, and the child was
- Tale Summary Once there lived, in a very cold country, a little hare was brought up by his grandmother. They were very poor, as he was too young and she was too old to work. One day, the young hare was very hungry, and asked his grandmother
- Tale Summary Once upon a time, there was a peasant woman who had a daughter, who got everything she wanted, and a stepdaughter, who had a hard time and was blamed for everything although she was good-hearted. Her husband (the girl’s father) gave in
- Tale Summary There was once a couple who prayed to Heaven for a child, saying that they wanted one so bad they wouldn't even care if it were the size of a hazel-nut. Their prayer was answered, and given to them was a child of exactly that size. They