Christmas Tales Of Flanders

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Authors: Andre de Ridder In Year : 1917

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Christmas Tales Of Flanders

Introduction
The Rich Woman And The Poor Woman; The Story of Seppy
The Enchanted Apple-Tree; The Convent Free From Care
The Witches’ Cellar; The Boy Who Always Said The Wrong Thing
Hop-o-My-Thumb; The Emperor’s Parrot
The Little Blacksmith Verholen; Balten And The Wolf
The Mermaid; The Story Of The Little Hal-Cock
The Dwarf And The Blacksmith; Percy The Wizard Nicknamed Snail
Simple John; The Two Chickens Or The Two ears
The Wonderful Fish; The Frying-Pan
Farmer Broom Farmer Leaves And Farmer Iron; Little Lodewyk And Annie The Witch
The Giant Of The Causeway; The Key-Flower; The Ogre

“The Christmas Tales Of Flanders presented in this volume are popular fables and legends current in Flanders and Brabant, which have for centuries been told to children throughout Belgium. Their origin is doubtful, as all literature handed down by oral tradition must be. A good many of these stories are found in a different guise in the legends of other nations…. These tales occupy for the Flemish the place nursery rhymes take in England…” (Introduction) The book title may be a bit misleading as the stories, with two exceptions, do not concern themselves with Christmas. Perhaps a way to think about this is that they are good stories to tell around a roaring yule fire. - Summary by Book Introduction and David Wales