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The Brown Fairy Book (World's Great Classics) Large Print: Great Classics Large Print by Andrew Lang (Paperback / softback, 2013)

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The stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of 'Ball-Carrier and the Bad One' are told by Red Indian grandmothers to Red Indian children who never go to school, r see pen and ink. 'The Bunyip' is kwn to even more uneducated little ones, running about with clothes at all in the bush, in Australia. You may see photographs of these merry little black fellows before their troubles begin, in 'Northern Races of Central Australia, ' by Messrs. Spencer and Gillen. They have lessons except in tracking and catching birds, beasts, fishes, lizards, and snakes, all of which they eat. But when they grow up to be big boys and girls, they are cruelly cut about with stone knives and frightened with sham bogies-'all for their good' their parents say-and I think they would rather go to school, if they had their choice, and take their chance of being birched and bullied. However, many boys might think it better fun to begin to learn hunting as soon as they can walk. Other stories, like 'The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe, ' come from the Kaffirs in Africa, whose dear papas are t so poor as those in Australia, but have plenty of cattle and milk, and good mealies to eat, and live in houses like very big bee-hives, and wear clothes of a sort, though t very like our own. 'Pivi and Kabo' is a tale from the brown people in the island of New Caledonia, where a boy is never allowed to speak to or even look at his own sisters; body kws why, so curious are the manners of this remote island. The story shows the advantages of good manners and pleasant behaviour; and the natives do t w cook and eat each other, but live on fish, vegetables, pork, and chickens, and dwell in houses. 'What the Rose did to the Cypress' is a story from Persia, where the people, of course, are civilised, and much like those of whom you read in 'The Arabian Nights.' Then there are tales like 'The Fox and the Lapp' from the very rth of Europe, where it is dark for half the year and daylight for the other half. The Lapps are a people t fond of soap and water, and very much given to art magic. Then there are tales from India, told to Major Campbell, who wrote them out, by Hindoos; these stories are 'Wali Dad the Simple-hearted, ' and 'The King who would be Stronger than Fate, ' but was t so clever as his daughter. From Brazil, in South America, comes 'The Tortoise and the Mischievous Monkey, ' with the adventures of other animals. Other tales are told in various parts of Europe, and in many languages; but all people, black, white, brown, red, and yellow, are like each other when they tell stories; for these are meant for children

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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10
1492764973
ISBN-13
9781492764977
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195220888

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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Author
Andrew Lang

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Out-Of-Print Date
20/04/2017
Date of Publication
19/09/2013
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Black & White Illustrations
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Large Type Edition
Country of Publication
United States

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