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Fairy Tale Units

1. Cinderella Tales

1   Cinderella (France)   p. 3
10   Ashenputtel (Germany)   p. 68
187 The Magic Orange Tree (Haiti)   p. 727
22   Thousand Furs (Germany)   p. 126
78   Princess on the Glass Hill (Norway)   p. 345
179 The Indian Cinderella (Canadian Indian)   p. 694

2. More Despised Children

28   Hansel and Gretel (Germany) p. 145
20   The Juniper Tree (Germany)   p. 115
8   Snow White (Germany)   p. 53
91   The Fool of the World (Russia)   p. 403
21   The Golden Goose (Germany)   p. 122

3. Witches and Female Monsters

11   Rapunzel (Germany)   p. 75
13   Darling Roland (Germany)   p. 84
81   The Tinderbox (Denmark)   p. 358
92   Baba Yaga (Russia)   p. 411
163   The Hunter and His Magic Flute (Yoruba)   p. 638

4. Demons, Warlocks and Ogres

47   Tom Tit Tot (England)   p. 207
34   Don Demonio’s Mother-in-law (Spain)   p. 160
45   Jack and the Beanstalk (England)   p. 193
107   Aladdin and the Lamp (Persia)   p. 467
4   Bluebeard (France)   p. 28
115   Old Woman /Lost Her Dumplings (Japan)   p. 506
12   The Devil’s Three Gold Hairs (Germany)   p. 78

5. Enchanted Lovers

5   The White Cat (France)   p. 32
2   Beauty and the Beast (France)   p. 8
15   The Frog Prince (Germany)   p. 95
43   Eros and Psyche   p. 180
69   East of the Sun/West of the Moon (Norway)   p. 287
83   Maid Lena (Denmark)   p. 368
25   The Sleeping Beauty (Germany)   p. 137
195   Three Magic Oranges (Costa Rica)   p. 756

6. The Hero’s Trials

61   Thirteenth Son of the King of Erin (Ireland)   p. 247
70   Boots and the Troll (Norway)   p. 296
74   The Master Thief (Norway)   p. 313
127   The Magic Brocade (China)   p. 539
165   Oni and the Great Bird (Yoruba)   p. 644
144   How Raja’s Son Won the Princess (India)   p. 583
198   The Search for the Magic Lake (Ecuador)   p. 767

7. The Good and the Bad

24   Mother Holle (Germany)   p. 134
116   The Tongue-Cut Sparrow (Japan)   p. 509
44   The Twelve Months (Greece)   p. 186
94   The Story of King Frost (Russia)   p. 422
166   The Wooden Spoon and the Whip (Yoruba)   p. 649
98   Woe (Russia)   p. 441

8. Other Message Tales

14   The Fisherman and His Wife (Germany)   p. 88
19   Little Red Riding Hood (Germany)   p. 112
131   Money Makes Cares (China)   p. 548
135   The Tiger’s Whisker (Korea)   p. 558
139   The Fisherman and the Gatekeeper (Burma)   p. 567
168   The Fire on the Mountain (Ethiopia)   p. 653
171   People Who Could Fly (US)   p. 663
188   Greedy Mariani (Haiti)   p. 731

9. Noodlehead Tales

31   Bastianelo (Italy)   p. 154
175   The Two Old Women’s Bet (US)   p. 671
51   Lazy Jack (England)   p. 214
68   The Cow on the Roof (Wales)   p. 283
82   Peter Bull (Denmark)   p. 364
84   Nail Broth (Sweden)   p. 377
123   Simple Wang (China)   p. 528
142   The Valiant Chattee Maker (India)   p. 575
156   Younde Goes to Town (West Africa)   p. 623
189   Uncle Bouqui and Little Malice (Haiti)   p. 734

10. Clever One Tales

9   The Brave Little Tailor (Germany)   p. 61
52   Molly Whuppie (England)   p. 216
99   Clever Manka (Czechoslovakia)   p. 447
111   Farmer and His Hired Help (Afghanistan)   p. 490
125   The Young Head of the Family (China)   p. 534
134   The Clever Thief (Korea)   p. 555
183   The Theft of Fire (Chippewa)   p. 712
178   The Talking Cat (Canada)   p. 688
190   Bouki Rents a Horse (Haiti)   p. 738
108   Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Persia)   p. 478

11. Animal Helpers

3   Puss in Boots (France)   p. 24
26   The Queen Bee (Germany)   p. 140
72   Giant/Had No Heart in His Body (Norway   p. 304
114   Momotaro, the Peach Boy (Japan)   p. 503
93   Firebird/ Horse of Power/Vasilisa (Russia)   p. 414
16   The Goosegirl (Germany)   p. 98

12. Talking Animal Tales

113   The Three Hares (Turkey)   p. 497)
27   The Bremen Town Musicians (Germany)   p. 142
37   The Half Chick (Spain)   p. 171
75   The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Norway)   p. 326

Chain and Nonsense Tales

6   Drakestail (France)   p. 45
53   Teeny-Tiny (England)   p. 219
58   Munachar and Manachar (Ireland)   p. 232
54   The Three Wishes (England)   p. 220

13. Animal Trickster Tales

143   Tiger, the Brahmin, and the Jackal (India)   p. 581
153   Anansi’s Hat Shaking Dance (Ashanti)   p. 615
154   Anansi and His Visitor, Turtle (Ashanti)   p. 618
170   A Tug of War (Fan)   p. 658
173   The Wonderful Tar Baby (US)   p. 666
177   Senor Coyote and the Dogs (Mexico)   p. 686
191   Anansi Play With Fire (Jamaica)   p. 741
197   Brer Rabbit, Businessman (Costa Rica)   p. 763

14. Pourquoi Tales

80   Why the Sea is Salt (Norway)   p. 354
137   Why Parrot Repeats Words (Thailand)   p. 563
145   How Sun, Moon and Wind (India)   p. 592
149   Why There Are No Tigers (Indonesia)   p. 602
185   The Raven Brings Light (Alaska)   p. 719
186   The Sedna Legend (Eskimo)   p. 721
150   How Platypuses Came (Australia)   p. 605
162   The Wise Dog (Yoruba)   p. 634