The Glass Mountain: Twenty-Eight Ancient Polish Folktales and Fables
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078180552X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Presents retellings of traditional Polish tales including "How the princess learned to laugh," "Pan Twardowski," "Where devils are helpless," and "The sorcerer's apprentice."
If you like Polish tales, you will like these. Marjorie J. Dundas Although this book is called "a retelling of traditional Polish tales," an American reader will find much that is new to him/her. The reader will find a story about an evil sorcerer who put a curse on a young man so that he was kept whirling in the sky--all the winds tortured him. He could see life on earth, could see his sweetheart on earth but could not go to her. Whe. Great collection of fairy tales Richard Brzostek "The Glass Mountain: Twenty-Eight Ancient Polish Folktales and Fables" is a charming book published by Hippocrene Books (1997). Some of the stories in this book are 1,000 years old, and are universal in all Western Slavic languages and cultures. Other stories in this volume go back to the Middle Ages. W. S. Kuniczak does a fantastic job retelling these stories, each att. The Glass Mountain: Twenty-Eight Ancient Polish Foltales and Fables S. Gajewski Book was recieved in very good time and was better then hoped for. Searching for Folktales that are rather uncommon, this book provides great ones.