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Fairy Tales from Many Lands

by Katharine Pyle

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateChildren's17 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
17 chapters
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About this book

A king’s golden apple tree yields mystery as its fruit vanishes nightly despite guards. The youngest prince, armed with cleverness and courage, uncovers seven magical peahens—daughters of a distant king—who transform by night in a tale of wonder and enchantment.

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Contents

17 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02ILLUSTRATIONS
03THE SEVEN GOLDEN PEAHENS (From the Servian Folk Lore)
04MISHOSHA, THE MAGICIAN OF THE LAKE (From Tales of the American Indians)
05HAAMDAANEE AND THE WISE GAZELLE (From Zanzibar Tales)
06THE TWO SISTERS (From the Hindoo Folk Lore)
07THE FEATHER OF THE ZHAR BIRD (From the Cossack)
08THE BEAUTIFUL MARIA DI LEGNO (From the Roman Tales)
09THE EVIL ONE WHO MARRIED THREE SISTERS (From the Italian)
10THE FAITHFUL DOG (From the Japanese)
11KEMPION (From the Scotch Ballads)
12BUTTERCUP (From the Norse)

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