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Dutch Fairy Tales: A Treasury of Tales and Fables For Young Folks
Dutch Fairy Tales A Treasury of Tales and Fables For Young Folks Author:William Elliot Griffis The roots of the folklore of the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) are steeped in pre-Christian Gaulish and Germanic culture. Examples of this include the worship of trees and woods. Also from this area come the character Sinterklaas, who many people know today as Santa Claus. While much of the information about the origin of t... more »he stories is lost, this collection of over twenty Dutch fairy tales includes The Entangled Mermaid, The Princess with Twenty Petticoats, and Why the Stork Loves Holland. CONTENTS THE ENTANGLED MERMAID THE BOY WHO WANTED MORE CHEESE THE PRINCESS WITH TWENTY PETTICOATS THE CAT AND THE CRADLE PRINCE SPIN HEAD AND MISS SNOW WHITE THE BOAR WITH THE GOLDEN BRISTLES THE ICE KING AND HIS WONDERFUL GRANDCHILD THE ELVES AND THEIR ANTICS THE KABOUTERS AND THE BELLS THE WOMAN WITH THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX CHILDREN THE ONI ON HIS TRAVELS THE LEGEND OF THE WOODEN SHOE THE CURLY-TAILED LION BRABO AND THE GIANT THE FARM THAT RAN AWAY AND CAME BACK SANTA KLAAS AND BLACK PETE THE GOBLINS TURNED TO STONE THE MOULDY PENNY THE GOLDEN HELMET WHEN WHEAT WORKED WOE WHY THE STORK LOVES HOLLAND« less