The Fish Bride and Other Gypsy Tales

By: Jean R. Larson

Presented here are 16 gypsy folktales, as well as a selection of proverbs and sayings, written for younger readers. The tales take place in palaces, cottages and the open road so beloved by the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0208024743
• ISBN13: 9780208024749
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Linnet Books
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 3 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

fun collection of gypsy folk tales

(from the jacket liner) "Presented here are sixteen Gypsy folktales, as well as proverbs and sayings, that are written for young people. These stories take place in palaces and humble cottages, but also in the open road, where the Gypsy traditionally felt most at home. The characters are often surrounded by enchantment and sometimes deal in magic." Stories include: Piccolo (about doing what's best for YOU, not what people tell you to do) The Starry Loom The Lion, The Fox, and the Bird (the little Bird takes advantage of the Lion and the Fox. Noodle (a boy is duped by a cunning man, and loses his possesions) The Evil Eye (a girl's selfless acts are rewarded) Clever Marco The Fish Bride The Black Dog The Kettle Which Filled Itself Jack and the Green Man Biddy Oak The Haunted Inn (a man is bewitched after cheating a Gypsy) King of the Moon The Gypsy Harper Lallah Pombo (the youngest daughter of a Gypsy caravan is the unlikely heroine)