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A Treasury Of Jewish Folklore; Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom And Folk Songs Of The Jewish People (originally published 1948), Crown Publishers, 1989 ISBN 0-517-50293-3 [3] Jewish Culture in America: Weapon for Jewish Survival and Progress, New Century Publishers, 1948.
Story. Jack, a poor country boy, traded the family cow for a handful of magic beans, which grew into a massive, towering beanstalk reaching up into the clouds. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. Jack went inside and found the giant’s wife in the kitchen.
v. t. e. A banshee (/ ˈbænʃiː / BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound " or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, [1] usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the mythologically ...
In a tale from Basutoland, Morena-y-a-Letsatsi, or The Sun Chief, a strong chief, with signs of the sun, the moon and eleven stars on his breast, is approached by two sisters: Siloane ("the tear-drop") and Mokete. Mokete says she can cook and grind, and thus becomes her sister's servant, while Siloane marries the chief.
British folklore constitutes the folklore of Britain, and includes topics such as the region's legends, recipes, and folk beliefs. British folklore includes English folklore , Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore .
Colum, Padraic (1967) A Treasury of Irish Folklore: The Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom, Ballads, and Songs of the Irish People. New York Crown Publishers ISBN 0517420465 Retrieved from Opensource via Archive.org 10 April 2018; De Jubainville, M. H. D'Arbois and Richard Irvine Best (1903). The Irish Mythological Cycle and Celtic ...
University of Michigan. Genre. Folklore, non-fiction, fiction. Harold Courlander (September 18, 1908 – March 15, 1996) was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist and an expert in the study of Haitian life. The author of 35 books and plays and numerous scholarly articles, Courlander specialized in the study of African, Caribbean ...
PZ8.S58 Ir [1] Preceded by. Reincarnations (1918) Followed by. Dierdre (1923) Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates.