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Available
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Publication
Oxford University Press (1987), Edition: First Edition, 192 pages
Description
Long ago, when Hungarians used to tell each other tales in the evenings, they thought up some of the most amazing things. In this edition, Hungarian-born Val Biro retells and illustrates a favorite selection of his country's stories. Among them, goblins rain from the sky; the Mayor's 'mare's egg' gives birth to a rabbit; and Amalfi, son of the apple, finds his destiny in a flying palace.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1980
Physical description
192 p.; 5.75 inches
ISBN
0192741268 / 9780192741264
Local notes
A collection of traditional legends and folktales originating from Hungary, adapted from the works of Emil Kolozsvári Grandpierre and Gyula Illyés.
• The thieving goblins
• Tobias and the dragon
• A donkey's load
• Peter cheater
• The magic doctor
• The devil of a bailiff
• The honest thief
• The mayor's egg
• King Greenbeard
• Almafi and the flying palace
• Almafi and the golden cockerel
• The hedgehog
• Ever thus and as you were
• A dragon-tale
• The cauldron of gold
• Goosy gander
• The lazy king
• The joking wolf
• The obstinate little rabbit
• Sammy lazybones
• Briar Peter.
Includes a few black & white sketches by the author. Inscribed "to Irene".
• The thieving goblins
• Tobias and the dragon
• A donkey's load
• Peter cheater
• The magic doctor
• The devil of a bailiff
• The honest thief
• The mayor's egg
• King Greenbeard
• Almafi and the flying palace
• Almafi and the golden cockerel
• The hedgehog
• Ever thus and as you were
• A dragon-tale
• The cauldron of gold
• Goosy gander
• The lazy king
• The joking wolf
• The obstinate little rabbit
• Sammy lazybones
• Briar Peter.
Includes a few black & white sketches by the author. Inscribed "to Irene".