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title	:	The Enchanted Wood and Other Tales From Finland World Folklore Series
author	:	Livo, Norma J.; Livo, George O.
publisher	:	Libraries Unlimited
isbn10 | asin	:	156308578X
print isbn13	:	9781563085789
ebook isbn13	:	9780585186368
language	:	English
subject	Tales--Finland.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	GR200.L575 1999eb
ddc	:	398.2/094897
subject	:	Tales--Finland.

Page i The Enchanted Wood and Other Tales from Finland

Page ii World Folklore Advisory Board Simon J. Bronner, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Folklore and American Studies Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg Joseph Bruchac, Ph.D. Abenaki Storyteller and Writer Natalie O. Kononenko, Ph.D. Professor of Slavic Language and Literature University of Virginia Norma J. Livo, Ed.D. Writer and Storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald, Ph.D. King County Library System

Page iii The Enchanted Wood and Other Tales from Finland Norma J. Livo George O. Livo Photographs by Lauren J. Livo, Steve Wilcox, and Denise Livo 1999 Libraries Unlimited, Inc. Englewood, Colorado

Page iv Copyright 1999 Norma J. Livo and George O. Livo 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 1-800-237-6124 www.lu.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Livo, Norma J., 1929 The enchanted wood and other tales from Finland / by Norma J. Livo, George O. Livo ; photographs by Lauren J. Livo, Steve Wilcox, and Denise Livo ; cover art by Akseli Gallen-Kallela ; line drawings by Joan Garner. xvii, 224 p. 1926 cm.-- (World folklore series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56308-578-X 1. Tales--Finland. I. Livo, George O. II. Livo, Lauren J. III. Wilcox, Steve. IV. Livo, Denise. V. Gallen-Kallela, Akseli. VI. Garner, Joan. VII. Title. VIII. Series. GR200.L575 1998 398.2'094897--dc21 98-23358 CIP

Page v Dedicated to the newest generation of Livo Finns: Jody, Todd, Davin, Emily, Kurt, Andrea, and Brooke

Page vi World Folklore Series Folk Stories of the Hmong: Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. By Norma J. Livo and Dia Cha. Images of a People: Tlingit Myths and Legends. By Mary Helen Pelton and Jacqueline DiGennaro. Hyena and the Moon: Stories to Tell from Kenya. By Heather McNeil. The Corn Woman: Stories and Legends of the Hispanic Southwest. Retold by Angel Vigil. Translated by Juan Francisco Marn and Jennifer Audrey Lowell. Thai Tales: Folktales of Thailand. Retold by Supaporn Vathanaprida. Edited by Margaret Read MacDonald. In Days Gone By: Folklore and Traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch. By Audrey Burie Kirchner and Margaret R. Tassia. From the Mango Tree and Other Folktales from Nepal. By Kavita Ram Shrestha and Sarah Lamstein. Why Ostriches Don't Fly and Other Tales from the African Bush. By I. Murphy Lewis. The Magic Egg and Other Tales from Ukraine. Retold by Barbara J. Suwyn. Edited and with an Introduction by Natalie O. Kononenko. Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales. By Cathy Spagnoli and Paramasivam Samanna. When Night Falls, Kric! Krac! Haitian Folktales. By Liliane Nrette Louis. Edited by Fred Hay, Ph.D. A Tiger by the Tail and Other Stories from the Heart of Korea. Retold by Lindy Soon Curry. Edited by Chan-eung Park. The Enchanted Wood and Other Tales from Finland. By Norma J. Livo and George O. Livo. The Eagle in the Cactus: Traditional Stories from Mexico. By Angel Vigil. Selections Available on Audiocassette Hyena and the Moon: Stories to Listen to from Kenya. By Heather McNeil. The Corn Woman: Audio Stories and Legends of the Hispanic Southwest. English and Spanish versions. By Angel Vigil. Spanish version read by Juan Francisco Marn. Thai Tales: Audio Folktales from Thailand. By Supaporn Vathanaprida and Margaret Read MacDonald. Narrated by Supaporn Vathanaprida. Produced and with an Introduction by Margaret Read MacDonald. Folk Tales of the Hmong: Audio Tales from the Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. By Norma J. Livo and Dia Cha.

Page vii NATIONAL ANTHEM Oi maamme Suomi synnyinmaa, soi sana kultainen. ::Ei laaksoa, ei kukkulaa, ei vetta rantaa rakkaampaa, kuin kotimaa taa pohjoinen, maa kallis isien.:: Land of Suomi, my native land, Oh the ring of that golden word, ::No vale or hilly stand, No dearer waters or foaming strand, As my northern homeland here, Land our fathers held dear.::

Page ix CONTENTS National Anthem vii Foreword xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction

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