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Tales of a Parrot – India
Dick Whittington and his Cat – England
Don’t Count Your Chickens – Spain
The Hawk and the Nightingale – Greece
Cecino the Tiny – Tuscany
Her Lover’s Heart – India
The New Hand – United States
The Mastermaid – Norway
The Hermit – France
The Maiden Wiser than the Tsar – Serbia
The Traveling Companion – Denmark
The Riddles – Turkestan
The Grateful Animals and the Ungrateful Man – Tibet
The Value of a Treasure Hoard – China
Patient Griselda – England
How Evil Produces Evil – Italy
The Ghoul and the Youth of Ispahan – Persia
The Pilgrim from Paradise – India
The Blind Ones and the Matter of the Elephant – Afghanistan
Anpu and Bata – Egypt
God is Stronger – Madagascar
The Happiest Man in the World – Uzbekistan
The Gorgon’s Head – Greece
The Brahmin’s Wife and the Mongoose – India
The Magic Bag – Morocco
Catherine’s Fate – Sicily
The Desolate Island – Palestine
Gazelle Horn – Tibet
Tom Tit Tot – England
The Silent Couple – Arabia
Childe Rowland – Scotland
The Tale of Mushkil Gusha – Middle East
The Food of Paradise – Central Asia
The Lamb with the Golden Fleece – Europe
The Man with the Wen – Japan
The Skillful Brothers – Albania
The Algonquin Cinderella – North American Indian
The Kindly Ghost – Sudan
The Ass in Pantherskin – India
The Water of Life – Germany
The Serpent – Albania
The Wonderful Lamp – Italy
Who Was the Most Generous? – England
Cupid and Psyche – Italy
The Royal Detectives – Egypt
Conflict of the Magicians – Wales
False Witnesses – Germany
The Cobbler Who Became an Astrologer – Persia
The Two Travelers – China
The Fisherman and his Wife – Germany
Impossible Judgment – Spain
Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary – Ireland
Riquet with the Tuft – France
The Lost Camel – India
The Beggar and the Gazelle – Middle East
The Apple on the Boy’s Head – Iceland
The Boots of Hunain – Arabia
The Three Caskets – England
The Land Where Time Stood Still – Romania
The Man Turned into a Mule – Spain
The Fox and the Hedgehog – Greece
The Bird Maiden – Arabia
The Slowest May Win the Race – Thailand
The Three Imposters – Spain
Occasion – Sicily
