About This Book

ONCE UPON a time what happened did happen: and if it had not happened, you would never have heard this story.

Well, once upon a time there lived an emperor who had half a world all to himself to rule over, and in this world dwelt an old herd and his wife and their three daughters, Anna, Stana, and Laptitza.

Anna, the eldest, was so beautiful that when she took the sheep to pasture they forgot to eat as long as she was walking with them. Stana, the second, was so beautiful that when she was driving the flock the wolves protected the sheep. But Laptitza, the youngest, was . . .

Thirty-five classic fairy tales!

About Andrew Lang

(1844-1912) Scotsman Andrew Lang was a scholar, an anthropologist, and a writer. In addition to authoring several novels and histories, and a volume of poetry and ballads, he was a serious student of world folklore. From 1889 through 1907 he collected and edited numerous folk tales and fairy tales from France, England, Germany, Scandinavia, and Greece. His books of fairy tales are a staple of all generations of children (and adults.)

His "Blue Fairy Book" (which alone includes over 30 classic fairy tales), "Red Fairy Book," "Lilac Fairy Book," and many others have introduced half a dozen generations of children and adults to the marvelous happily-ever-after stories of handsome princes and beautiful maidens, wicked witches and kindly fairies that have shaped the culture of the world we live in.