ONCE UPON A TIME BOOK- TABLE OF CONTENTS
Folktales, Myths and Legends of the United Nations
Told by Agnes Fisher
Illustrated by Zhenya Gay
1943 (still under copyright)
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Edinburgh * New York * Toronto
Index

Marduk's Mighty Victory
A myth from ancient Assyria.

The Dancing Kettle 
A folktale from India, but some storytellers call it a Slavic tale.

Wanderer 
A Slavic folk tale.

Osiris, God of the Harvest
A myth from ancient Egypt and Ethiopia.

The Little Wooden Man
A legend of Central America. One authority classifies it as a tale of Guatemala.

The Sorrow Demeter
A myth from ancient Greece.
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The Boy in the Moon
A folktale of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands.

Tulchuherris 
An Indian legend of the Pacific coast of North America, especially United States and northern Mexico.

Robin Red Breast
A North American Indian legend, gut a similar tale is told in Russia, England and Arabia.

The Hammer of Thor
A myth that belongs to all Northern Nations.

Travelling Companions
A folk nonsense tale, by some said to be British and by other to be Slavic. On authority gives its origin as being west highlands of Scotland.

Kanawa and the Fairies
A Maori folk tale that belongs especially to New Zealand.

Greedy Anansi
A folktale from East and South Africa.

Havelok, the Dane
A legend of the Northern Nations and Britain.

Mother Volga and Her Child
A folk tale of Russia.

The Defeat of the Beast
A French folktale that sometimes is told as a North American Indian tale.

The Conceited Prince
A folktale of Spain that is also told in Latin American.

Ch'ih chiang, the Divine Archer
A Chinese legend.

Dame Friday
A Slavic folk tale that has also been called an English tale.

Peter, the Simpleton
A Slavic folktale that in one form or another belongs to many parts of Europe.       

The Duck Wife 
An Eskimo folk tale told by Fred, an Eskimo of Alaska, and included in the authorized report of the
Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913. This version was written from the translation by D. Jenness.

How the Jaguar Got His Spots
A folk tale of Latin America, but similar tales are credited to Central Africa and India.

The Hairy Horned Goat 
A folk nonsense tale, by some said to be French and by other to be Slavic.

Kin and Nakin
A folktale of Latin America.

The Prince of the Long Hand
A folktale of Celtic Britain.

The Seven Silver-Haired Sisters 
A folk tale of Australia.

Smithy Smee
A Legend of the Flemish people
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