Violet Fairytales

The Violet Fairy Book is a part of the Langs' Fairy Books series. It is a collection of short stories and traditional tales from Russia, Romania, Serbia, Japan, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and few other countries. These stories tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon.Table of Contents:A Tale of the TontlawaldThe Finest Liar in the WorldThe Story of Three Wonderful BeggarsSchippeitaroThe Three Princes and Their BeastsThe Goat's Ears of the Emperor TrojanThe Nine Pea-Hens and the Golden ApplesThe Lute PlayerThe Grateful PrinceThe Child Who Came from an EggStan BolovanThe Two FrogsThe Story of a GazelleHow a Fish Swam in the Air and a Hare in the WaterTwo in a SackThe Envious NeighbourThe Fairy of the DawnThe Enchanted KnifeJesper Who Herded the HaresThe Underground WorkersThe History of Dwarf Long NoseThe Nunda, Eater of PeopleThe Story of HassebuThe Maiden with the Wooden HelmetThe Monkey and the Jelly-FishThe Headless DwarfsThe Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes OpenedThe Boys with the Golden StarsThe FrogThe Princess Who was Hidden UndergroundThe Girl Who Pretended to be a BoyThe Story of HalfmanThe Prince Who Wanted to See the WorldVirgilius the SorcererMogarzea and His Son