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Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends
by Gertrude LANDA (1892 - )THE HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY PALACE
"My desire is to give boys and girls something Jewish which they may be able to regard as companion delights to the treasury of general fairy-lore and childish romance." from the preface. These tales deal with the boyish exploits of the great Biblical characters, Abraham, Moses, and David. "These I have rewritten from the stories in the Talmud and Midrash in a manner suitable for the children of to-day." - Summary by Phil Chenevert and the author
Listen next episodes of Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends:
ABI FRESSAH'S FEAST , FROM SHEPHERD-BOY TO KING , KING ALEXANDER'S ADVENTURES , KING FOR THREE DAYS , SINBAD OF THE TALMUD , THE BEGGAR KING , THE FAIRY FROG , THE MAGIC PALACE , THE OUTCAST PRINCE , THE PALACE IN THE CLOUDS , THE PARADISE IN THE SEA , THE POPE'S GAME OF CHESS , THE PRINCESS OF THE TOWER , THE QUARREL OF THE CAT AND DOG , THE RABBI'S BOGEY-MAN , THE RED SLIPPER , THE SLAVE'S FORTUNE , THE SLEEP OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS , THE STAR CHILD , THE STORY OF BOSTANAI , THE WATER-BABE