Swedish Folktales and Legends
Swedish Folktales and Legends is a diverse and representative collection of stories from Sweden's centuries-old folklore tradition. Ranging from the ribald to the romantic, from the rustic to the mythical, these are lively translations of 150 tales drawn from unique sources including the Swedish National Folklore Archives and numerous private collections, while the humorous and dramatic illustrations are gathered from classic volumes of Swedish folktales. Lone Thygesen Blecher's engaging...
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Swedish Folktales and Legends is a diverse and representative collection of stories from Sweden's centuries-old folklore tradition. Ranging from the ribald to the romantic, from the rustic to the mythical, these are lively translations of 150 tales drawn from unique sources including the Swedish National Folklore Archives and numerous private collections, while the humorous and dramatic illustrations are gathered from classic volumes of Swedish folktales. Lone Thygesen Blecher's engaging introduction details the purpose and background of folktales and legends as well as the history of their collection. This distinctive selection presents the storytelling artistry of Sweden's lush folkloric tradition.Lone Thygesen Blecher and George Blecher are award-winning translators of Swedish and Danish. Their numerous children's book translations include If You Didn't Have Me by Ulf Nilsson and The Battle Horse by Harry Kullman, which won the Mildred Batchelder Award from the American Library Association as the best foreign children's book and best foreign young adult book of the year.
Animal tales1Small birds can kill too!3The rooster wins the race3The fox, the bear, and the honeycomb4How the bear got his stubby tail5The fox and the rowanberries7"They're sour," said the fox8The fox and the crane invite each other to dinner8Why the hare has a cleft lip9If it were summer ...9The wolf and the fox10The wolf who wanted to become stronger10The billy goat and the wolf11Hold the wolf by the tail12Trolls, giants, ghosts, and other beings13To squeeze water from a stone15The girl who wouldn't spin17The boy who worked for the giant19Little Hans25Onen in the mountain30The gullible troll34The clever boy35The Backahast (legend)36The Skogsra at Lapptjarns Mountain (legend)39To catch smoke (legend)40The tale of the troll woman (legend)42The tale of Speke (legend)43The gypsy girl and her dead fiance (legend)43Hobergsgubben (legend)46The trolls and the bear (legend)47The giant's toy (legend)49True dummies and clever folk53The tale of the crooked creature55Wise Klara56The stupid boy who didn't know about women59Counting the stars in heaven60Fools61The princess of Catburg62Pretend to eat, pretend to work66Lazy Masse67Big Tomma and Heikin Pieti70For long springday73The students and the eclipse of the moon74The numbskull who thought he married a man75Talje fools76The thief's three masterpieces80The girl and the calf's eyes (legend)88The king, the headsman, and the twelve robbers (legend)89Twelve men in the forest (legend)92The wise daughter (legend)93Bellman stories (legend)93How to win the princess97Twigmouthius, Cowbellowantus, Perchnosimus99The princess who always had an answer103The boat that sailed on both land and sea105The liar110Ash dummy chops down the oak and becomes the king's son-in-law112The princess with the louse skin116Sheepskin boy118The princess who danced with a troll every night123Stuck on a goose127The king's hares128Prince Greenbeard132Tales of heroes and heroines143The three swords145The peasant girl in the floating rock156Manasse and Cecilia157The princess in the earthen cave160The silver dress, the gold dress, and the diamond dress168The boy in the birch-bark basket173The castle east of the sun and west of the wind in the promised land176Prince Vilius185The three sons who each had a foal, a puppy, and a sword195The twelve kidnapped princesses197The tale of white bear203Little Rose and Big Briar208Metamorphoses219The serpent prince221The widow's son228Gray cape231The animal husbands234Prince faithful239The rats in the juniper bush248Tales of men and women253Like a cold war in warm weather255The quick-learning girl255The girl who gave a knight a kiss out of necessity257The fussy fiance260Par and Bengta261Who's got the dumbest husband263Geska264The stingy farmer266The man and woman who changed jobs267The contrary old woman (legend)270The tale of a suitor (legend)270The hunter and the Skogsra (legend)271The woman in the hole (legend)273The man who married the Mara (legend)274The hidden key (legend)275Moral tales277His just reward279Master Par and Rag Jan's boy280The girl in the robbers' den291Funteliten and his mother293The girl who stepped on the bread298A tale of two beggars298The filthy-rich student299The bad stepmother303The tale of the copper pot304The two chests305Godfather death309The bear and the woman312The boy, the old woman, and the neighbour (legend)313The salt mill (legend)314Old Nick and the widow (legend)317The lazy boy and the industrious girl (legend)318The parson's wife who had no shadow (legend)319The despised rake (legend)320The tale of the sculptor's beautiful wife (legend)320The big turnip (legend)322Parsons, the Good Lord, and the Evil One325"Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more"327The devil and the tailor327Kitta Gray328The pregnant parson330Forging with sand333The parson, the sexton, and the devil333The sermon about nothing336Sven fearless336The tale of the parson and the sexton339The farmer who sold his soul to the devil (legend)341The night-blind parson (legend)341The burning lake (legend)346The bishop's visit (legend)346One more schnapps (legend)347The hare in the treetop (legend)348Exchange heads with the Devil (legend)348Tall tales, superstitions, and jingles351The mountain in the forest353The old lady's cat354The snake cookers354The goat who wouldn't go home355"Eat the bread too!"356The little old woman357The three lying old women358The biggest stable and the biggest pot358The black cow, the pot, and the cheese358Boots for the son in America359That was the end of the tale360
