fairy tales

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East of the Sun & west of the Moon

1980
The Moon, Father Forest, Great Fish of the Sea, and North Wind help a maiden rescue her true love from a troll princess in a faraway kingdom.

The seven Chinese brothers

1989
Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities.

Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper

1954
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

Snoring Beauty

2008
An adaptation of the traditional tale, featuring a sleeping, snoring princess who is rescued by a prince after being cursed by a bad fairy.

Troll's-eye view

a book of villainous tales
2009
A number of fairy tale villains provide their versions of the stories in which they are depicted as evil.

The girl who loved wild horses

1978
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

Little Red Riding Hood

2007
A sweet little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

Cinder-Elly

1994
In this rap version of the traditional fairy tale, the overworked younger sister gets to go to a basketball game and meets a star player, Prince Charming.

The ugly duckling

1999
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Little Red Riding Hood

a newfangled prairie tale
1995
An updated version, set on the prairie, of the familiar story about a little girl, her grandmother, and a not-so-clever wolf.

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