Description
In both of these folktales evil has been done and a way to defeat it must be found. The first is a story from the forests of Guatemala, in which one bloody murder leads to another. Can Juanantes break the chain of violence? Or must it continue?
The second story is a Scandinavian tale set in the ice world of the gods. The kidnapper and thief is Thiazi, one of the giants who are the enemies of the gods. As the gods grow old, they lose their minds and their powers. Can they save themselves before it is too late?
In "Wisdom for Sale," less serious problems are solved by a poor orphan boy from his little shop in an Indian marketplace. He sells his advice to anyone who needs it, but the advice is so good that his customers include a merchant's son and even a king.
Magic and love bring both trouble and joy in "The Wooden Horse," an ancient tale from the Middle East. The wooden horse has been made by an old wizard and it has very special qualities which take a young prince on some amazing adventures.
The Russian whose mother throws him out of his home in "The Good Peasant's Son," because he has spent her last money on rescuing a dog and a cat instead of on food, also needs the help of magic to bring him a new life-and love.
ISBN: 9780582505353
