Ukrainian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths & Legends)

by Christina Oparenko

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

398.209477

Genres

Publication

Oxford University Press (1996), 159 pages

Description

This book celebrates the heritage of the Ukraine, as that country regains its identity as an individual nation. Here you will find tales of the cat who saved the rooster from the clutches of the vixen, the runaway bun who wouldn't be eaten, Mr Kotsky, the fiercest animal in the forest, and many more.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

160 p.; 5.38 inches

ISBN

0192741683 / 9780192741684

Local notes

A collection of folktales from the Ukraine.

Before the beginning --
The wise tsarina --
The fox and the splinter --
The story of Mr Kotsky --
The mare's head --
The straw ox --
The lame duck --
The runaway bun --
The cat and the rooster --
The story of the dog and the wolf --
The imps of misfortune --
The glass mountain --
The wily fox and the wolf --
The ship that flew --
How the girl and the bear played blind man's buff --
Why the farmer and the bear are enemies --
The story of the golden mountain --
The girl, the bucket, and Old Granny Snowstorm --
Wild geese --
The frog princess.
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