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| Introduction |
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1 | (16) |
| Telling Tales |
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17 | (30) |
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The Man Who Had No Story (Ireland) |
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20 | (4) |
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How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories (Africa) |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (1) |
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The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say ``You're a Liar!'' (Norway) |
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28 | (1) |
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The Parson and the Sexton (Norway) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (3) |
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Catherine, Sly Country Lass (Italy) |
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33 | (5) |
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The Wise Little Girl (Russia) |
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38 | (3) |
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41 | (1) |
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A Dispute in Sign Language (Israel) |
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42 | (2) |
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Leopard, Goat, and Yam (Africa) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
| The Very Young and the Very Old |
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47 | (18) |
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Glooscap and the Baby (American Indian) |
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49 | (1) |
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The Brewery of Eggshells (Ireland) |
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50 | (3) |
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Father of Eighteen Elves (Iceland) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (3) |
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The Two Pickpockets (England) |
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58 | (1) |
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The Seventh Father of the House (Norway) |
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59 | (2) |
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The King's Favorite (China) |
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61 | (1) |
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Wagging My Tail in the Mud (China) |
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61 | (1) |
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When One Man Has Two Wives (Syria) |
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62 | (1) |
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The Old Man and His Grandson (Germany) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
| True Loves and False |
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65 | (60) |
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How Men and Women Got Together (American Indian) |
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68 | (4) |
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The Little Old Woman with Five Cows (Siberia) |
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72 | (7) |
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The Prayer That Was Answered (Tibet) |
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79 | (3) |
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The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer (Russia) |
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82 | (3) |
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What Happened to Hadji (Turkey) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (3) |
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The Waiting Maid's Parrot (China) |
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90 | (5) |
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95 | (10) |
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105 | (2) |
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Urashima the Fisherman (Japan) |
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107 | (3) |
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The Spirit of the Van (Wales) |
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110 | (2) |
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The Toad-Bridegroom (Korea) |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (2) |
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The Girl at the Shieling (Iceland) |
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117 | (4) |
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Deer Hunter and White Corn Maiden (American Indian) |
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121 | (4) |
| Tricksters, Rogues, and Cheats |
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125 | (42) |
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Tyll Ulenspiegel's Merry Prank (Germany) |
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128 | (1) |
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The Hodja and the Cauldron (Turkey) |
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129 | (1) |
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Being Greedy Chokes Anansi (Jamaica) |
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130 | (1) |
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Quevedo and the King (Mexico) |
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131 | (1) |
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Why the Hare Runs Away (Africa) |
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132 | (2) |
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Coyote Fights a Lump of Pitch (American Indian) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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The Master Thief (Germany) |
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138 | (6) |
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144 | (7) |
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The Monkey and the Crocodile (India) |
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151 | (1) |
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The Race Between Toad and Donkey (Jamaica) |
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152 | (3) |
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The King's Son Goes Bear Hunting (Finland) |
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155 | (1) |
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John Brodison and the Policeman (Ireland) |
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156 | (1) |
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The Rabbi and the Inquisitor (Jewish) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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Dividing the Goose (Russia) |
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160 | (1) |
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The Men Who Wouldn't Stay Dead (France) |
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161 | (2) |
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The Story of Campriano (Italy) |
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163 | (4) |
| The Fool: Numbskulls and Noodleheads |
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167 | (32) |
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The Three Sillies (England) |
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170 | (3) |
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Nasr-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit (Turkey) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (1) |
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Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese (Italy) |
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176 | (1) |
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The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet (Mexico) |
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177 | (1) |
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The Old Man and Woman Who Switched Jobs (Sweden) |
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178 | (3) |
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The Two Old Women's Bet (United States) |
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181 | (2) |
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A Stroke of Luck (Hungary) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (4) |
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Old Dry Frye (United States) |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (1) |
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The Barn Is Burning (Afro-American) |
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195 | (4) |
| Heroes: Likely and Unlikely |
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199 | (44) |
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The Birth of Finn MacCumhail (Ireland) |
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202 | (8) |
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Li Chi Slays the Serpent (China) |
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210 | (2) |
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The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (Germany) |
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212 | (6) |
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The Longwitton Dragon (England) |
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218 | (2) |
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The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog (American Indian) |
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220 | (8) |
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228 | (3) |
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The Beginning of the Narran Lake (Australian Aboriginal) |
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231 | (2) |
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The Flying Head (American Indian) |
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233 | (2) |
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The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (Germany) |
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235 | (8) |
| Wonder Tales, Tall Tales, and Brag |
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243 | (54) |
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246 | (2) |
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The King of Ireland's Son (Ireland) |
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248 | (6) |
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254 | (6) |
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The Princess on the Glass Hill (Norway) |
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260 | (8) |
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The Promises of the Three Sisters (Egypt) |
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268 | (8) |
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The Magic Mirror of Rabbi Adam (Jewish) |
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276 | (7) |
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The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle (England) |
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283 | (3) |
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The Magic Pear Tree (China) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (7) |
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Four Hound-Dog Stories (Ireland and United States) |
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294 | (3) |
| Shape Shifters |
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297 | (32) |
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The Doctor and His Pupil (France) |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (2) |
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Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka (Russia) |
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305 | (3) |
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The Blacksmith's Wife of Yarrowfoot (Scotland) |
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308 | (2) |
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The Seal's Skin (Iceland) |
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310 | (1) |
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The Wounded Seal (Scotland) |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (2) |
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The Serpent-Woman (Spain) |
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315 | (8) |
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323 | (6) |
| Not Quite Human |
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329 | (26) |
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The Well-Baked Man (American Indian) |
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331 | (2) |
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The Finn Messenger (Norway) |
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333 | (2) |
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Vasilisa the Beautiful (Russia) |
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335 | (7) |
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Bridget and the Lurikeen (Ireland) |
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342 | (1) |
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The Two Hunchbacks (Italy) |
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343 | (3) |
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Then the Merman Laughed (Iceland) |
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346 | (1) |
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Pergrin and the Mermaid (Wales) |
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347 | (1) |
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The Ash Lad Who Had an Eating Match with the Troll (Norway) |
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348 | (2) |
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How Mosquitoes Came to Be (American Indian) |
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350 | (2) |
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The Departure of the Giants (Africa) |
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352 | (3) |
| Fooling The Devil |
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355 | (46) |
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The Peasant and the Devil (Germany) |
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358 | (1) |
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Wicked John and the Devil (United States) |
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359 | (8) |
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367 | (2) |
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Katcha and the Devil (Czechoslovakia) |
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369 | (6) |
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The Lawyer and the Devil (Ireland) |
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375 | (1) |
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Coals on the Devil's Hearth (Ireland) |
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376 | (2) |
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The Devil's Hide (Finland) |
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378 | (8) |
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How El Bizarron Fooled the Devil (Cuba) |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (5) |
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The Lad and the Devil (Norway) |
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394 | (1) |
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Wiley and the Hairy Man (United States) |
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395 | (6) |
| The Getting of Wisdom |
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401 | (18) |
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Truth and Falsehood (Greece) |
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403 | (2) |
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Getting Common Sense (Jamaica) |
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405 | (1) |
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Rich Man, Poor Man (Africa) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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It Could Always Be Worse (Jewish) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (2) |
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411 | (1) |
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King Matyas and His Scholars (Hungary) |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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What Melody Is the Sweetest? (Afghanistan) |
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413 | (1) |
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The Peddler of Swaffham (England) |
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414 | (1) |
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The Beduin's Gazelle (Saudi Arabia) |
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415 | (2) |
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The Happy Man's Shirt (Italy) |
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417 | (2) |
| Ghosts and Revenants |
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419 | (26) |
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Orpheus and Eurydice (Greece) |
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422 | (1) |
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The Spirit-Wife (American Indian) |
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423 | (5) |
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One Night in Paradise (Italy) |
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428 | (2) |
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A Pretty Girl in the Road (United States) |
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430 | (2) |
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The Dream House (Ireland) |
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432 | (1) |
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The Peasant and the Fiend (Estonia) |
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433 | (2) |
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The Tinker and the Ghost (Spain) |
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435 | (4) |
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Hold Him, Tabb (Afro-American) |
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439 | (1) |
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Drinking Companions (China) |
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440 | (4) |
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The Ostler and the Grave Robbers (Scotland) |
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444 | (1) |
| Death and the World's End |
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445 | (32) |
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The Duration of Life (Germany) |
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448 | (1) |
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Woman Chooses Death (American Indian) |
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449 | (2) |
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Jump into My Sack (Italy) |
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451 | (6) |
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Youth Without Age and Life Without Death (Turkey) |
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457 | (8) |
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Goha on the Deathbed (Egypt) |
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465 | (1) |
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Death of a Miser (Russia) |
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466 | (1) |
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Godfather Death (Germany) |
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466 | (3) |
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The Hungry Peasant, God, and Death (Mexico) |
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469 | (2) |
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The Word the Devil Made Up (Afro-American) |
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471 | (1) |
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A Paddock in Heaven (England) |
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472 | (1) |
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How a Man Found His Wife in the Land of the Dead (Papua) |
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472 | (2) |
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The End of the World (American Indian) |
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474 | (3) |
| Notes |
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477 | (18) |
| Permissions Acknowledgments |
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