Includes bibliographical references (page 126-127).
Contents:
INTO THE WOODS: Hansel and Gretel (Germany) -- Grandfather's Eyes (Czech Republic) --Vasilissa the Beautiful (Russia) -- The Treasure Thief (Egypt) -- Little Red Riding Hood (Germany). DOWN BY THE WATER: The Story of the Yara (Brazil) -- The Cold Lady (Japan) -- The Bunyip (Australia) -- The Snake Prince (India) -- Morag and the Water Horse (Scotland). ENCHANTED PLACES: Tam Lin (Scotland) -- The Dance of Death (Canada) -- The Lady of the Lake (Wales) -- The Water Witch (France) -- The Maiden in the Pagoda (China) --The Talking Skull (West Africa). STRANGERS AT THE DOOR: The Enchanted Apple Tree (France) -- The Blacksmith and the Demon (Russia) -- The Girl and the Chenoo (Native American (Passamaquoddy)) -- The Horned Women (Ireland) -- The Blind Man and the Demons (Korea) -- The Clever Goldsmith (Syria). IN FARM AND FIELD: Yallery Brown (England) -- Old Nick and the Girl (Norway) -- The Elder Tree Witch (England) -- The Snake (India) -- The Bogey Beast (England). HOME OF THE SPIRITS: The Spirit of the Singing House (Canada (Inuit)) -- The Ghost Land (Alaska) -- Herne the Hunter (England) -- The Night on the Battlefield (China). GRAVEYARD: Teig O'Kane and the Corpse (Ireland) -- The Grave Mound (Germany) -- The Place where There were No Graves (Egypt) -- The Ghost and the Moneybox (Iceland) -- Counting out the Bodies (Bermuda). UPON THE OCEAN, UNDER THE SEA: The Giantess and the Stone Boat (Iceland) -- The Sea Goblins (New Zealand) -- The Sea Nymph (Sweden) -- The Specter Ship (Germany) -- The Seal Wife (Scotland). FROZEN LANDS: The Red Skeleton (Alaska) -- The Ice King (Canada (Mi'Kmaq)) -- The Guest (Canada). IN CASTLE HALL: Esteban and the Ghost (Spain) -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (England) -- Rumpelstiltskin (Germany). ON A MOUNTAIN PATH: The Old Ogre (Tibet) -- Amin and the Ghoul (Persia) -- The Girl Who Turned to Stone (Chile).
Summary:
"Feel your pulse race and your skin tingle as you read about the fearsome witch Baba Yaga, the serpent woman from Spain, the rescue of Tam Lin from the bewitching Queen of the Fairies, how Father Death gets caught in the Enchanted Apple Tree, and the waterdwelling Bunyip from Australia. Make sure you have your candle ready as its sure to be a long night& This gorgeous gift book is the perfect anthology for Halloween, or any time you want to be spooked!"-- provided by publisher.
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