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iry Tales_, but I make no apology for offering a sprightlier version. Nor do I apologize for presenting any stories that may have been included somewhere among the indifferent translations to which Andrew Lang lent his name. I am of course deeply indebted to the various people who told me these stories in the first place and to many scholarly folklorists, Jugoslav, Czechoslovak, Bulgarian, German, and English whose books and reports I have studied. P. F. _Decoration Day, 1921._ [Illustration] CONTENTS PAGE THE LAUGHING PRINCE: The Story of the Boy Who Could Talk Nonsense 1 BEAUTY AND THE HORNS: The Story of an Enchanted Maiden 27 THE PIGEON'S BRIDE: The Story of a Princess Who Kissed and Told 51 THE LITTLE LAME FOX: The Story of the Youngest Brother Who Found the Magic Grape-Vine and Married the Golden Maiden 73 THE ENCHANTED PEAFOWL: The Story of the Golden Apples, the Wicked Dragon, and the Magic Horse 107 THE DRAGON'S STRENGTH: The Story of the Youngest Prince Who Killed the Sparrow 139 THE LITTLE SINGING FROG: The Story of a Girl Whose Parents were Ashamed of Her 161 THE NIGHTINGALE IN THE MOSQUE: The Story of the Sultan's Youngest Son and the Princess Flower o' the World 171 THE GIRL IN THE CHEST: The Story of the Third Sister Who was Brave and Good 201 THE WONDERFUL HAIR: The Story of a Poor Man Who Dreamed of an Angel 219 THE BEST WISH: The Story of Three Brothers and an Angel 229 THE VILAS' SPRING: The Story of the Brother Who Knew that Good was Stronger than Evil 241 LORD AND MASTER: The Story of the Man Who Understood the Language of the Animals 253 THE SILVER TRACKS: The Story of the Poor Man Who Befriended a Beggar 267 THE LAUGHING PRINCE [Illustration] _The Story of the Boy Who Could Talk Nonsense_ THE LAUGHING PRINCE There was once a farmer who had three sons and one little daughter. T
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