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Strong women who prevail and triumph using their intelligence, courage, or resourcefulness are celebrated in this gathering of stories for all ages. It features legends, folklore, and fairy tales from such far-flung places as the Punjab, Africa, China, Japan, the Middle East, and Europe and from places close at hand-Hawaii, New England, and the Ozarks. Some of the tales are reprinted from their original telling, others are completely retold. All are excellent for read-alouds, story time, or reading programs. Also of interest to students of literature, storytelling, or womens studies.

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title:Wise Women : Folk and Fairy Tales From Around the World
author:Barchers, Suzanne I.; Mullineaux, Leann.
publisher:Libraries Unlimited
isbn10 | asin:1563085925
print isbn13:9781563085925
ebook isbn13:9780585238814
language:English
subjectWomen--Folklore.
publication date:1990
lcc:GR470.B3 1990eb
ddc:398.2/082
subject:Women--Folklore.
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Wise Women
Folk and Fairy Tales from around the World
Retold and Edited by
Suzanne I. Barchers
Illustrated by
Leann Mullineaux
1990
LIBRARIES UNLIMITED, INC.
Englewood, Colorado
Page iv
Copyright 1990 Suzanne I. Barchers
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
LIBRARIES UNLIMITED, INC.
P.O. Box 6633
Englewood, CO 80155-6633
(800) 237-6124
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barchers, Suzanne I.
Wise women: folk and fairy tales from around the world / retold
and edited by Suzanne I. Barchers; illustrated by Leann Mullineaux.
xiv, 324 p. 17x25 cm.
ISBN 1-56308-592-5(pbk.)
1. WomenFolklore. I. Mullineaux, Leann. II. Title.
GR740.B3 1990
398.2'082dc20Picture 2Picture 3Picture 4Picture 590-38395
Picture 6Picture 7Picture 8Picture 9Picture 10Picture 11CIP
Page v
Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from around the World
is dedicated to Miles Olson and Virginia Westerberg
in appreciation for their inspiration and guidance.
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CONTENTS
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Daughters: Clever and Courageous
The Peasant's Clever Daughter (Germany and Italy)
3
The Young Head of the Family (China)
7
The Girl and the Road Agent (United States, Ozarks)
11
The Tale of the Oki Islands (Japan)
13
The Wild Goose Lake (China)
17
Stone Patience and Knife Patience (Turkey)
21
Sisters: Resourceful and Steadfast
Clever Maria (Portugal)
27
Patience (India, Punjab)
31
The Twelve Brothers (Germany)
37
The Princess and the Giant (Scotland)
43
The Snow Queen (Denmark)
49
Fowler's Fowl (Germany)
65
The Water of Life (Spain)
69
Hansel and Gretel (Germany)
75
Fortune (France)
81
Molly Whuppie (Scotland)
87
The Witch (Russia)
91

Page viii
Maidens: Clever and True
The Robber Bridegroom (Germany)
95
The Little Orphan Girl (Chile)
99
Rachel Found the Gold (United States, Ozarks)
105
Maid Maleen (Germany)
107
East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Norway)
113
How Kate Got a Husband (United States, Ozarks)
123
Gifts of Love (Korea)
125
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