Tales of Magic and Mystery facts for kids

Tales of Magic and Mystery is a special book published in 1985. It's a collection of 11 different fairy tales from all over the world. These stories were gathered and retold by an amazing author named Ruth Manning-Sanders. This book is one of many similar collections she created during her career.

Discovering Fairy Tales

This book is an anthology, which means it's a collection of stories by different authors or from different places, all put into one book. In this case, Ruth Manning-Sanders collected and rewrote these tales. She was known for finding old folk tales and making them exciting for new readers.

What's Inside This Book?

Tales of Magic and Mystery takes you on a journey around the world through its stories. Each tale comes from a different country or culture. You'll find stories from places like Denmark, Russia, Bulgaria, Spain, and even tales from Native American traditions.

Here are the stories you'll discover:

• Foreword
• 1. The Water Nick and the Bear (Denmark)
• 2. Tell Me Your Dream (Russia)
• 4. The Stork (Bulgaria)
• 5. The Eggshell (Gipsy)
• 6. The Three Pinks (Spain)
• 7. The Old Man and the Lambkin (Greek Islands)
• 8. Cow Crumpie (Bulgaria)
• 9. Ookah's Bagpipe (Estonia)
• 10. The Black Dort (Schleswig-Holstein)
• 11. The Conceited Dragon (North American Indian)

One of the stories, "The Old Man and the Lambkin," was retold with special permission from its original publishers, Eric Roth-Verlag. This shows how authors work together to share stories.

About the Author

Ruth Manning-Sanders (1888–1988) was a British author and poet. She became famous for her many collections of fairy tales and folk tales from around the world. She spent a lot of time researching and finding these old stories. Then, she would rewrite them in a way that was easy and fun for children to read. Her books helped keep many traditional tales alive for new generations.