The Fairy Ring

by Kate Douglas WIGGIN (1856 - 1923)

07 - The Princess on the Glass Hill

The Fairy Ring

The Fairy Ring, originally published in 1910, is a collection of 63 fairy tales from around the globe. It includes such well-known favorites as "History of Jack the Giant-Killer", "The Frog Prince","Rumpel-stilts-ken", and "Snow-white and Rose-red", among many others. Children of all ages will enjoy these stories. (Summary by Paul Williams)


Listen next episodes of The Fairy Ring:
08 - The Ram and the Pig Who Went into the Woods , 09 - The Troll's Hammer , 10 - The Clever Prince , 11 - "Lars, My Lad!" , 12 - Twigmuntus, Cowbelliantus, Perchnosius , 13 - Master Tobacco , 14 - The History of Tom Thumb , 15 - Tattercoats , 16 - History of Jack the Giant-Killer , 17a - Yvon and Finette, Part 1 , 17b - Yvon and Finette, Part 2 , 18 - The Fair One with Golden Locks , 19 - The Little Good Mouse , 20 - The Story of Blanche and Vermilion , 21 - Prince Desire and Princess Mignonetta , 22 - The Yellow Dwarf , 23 - Graciosa and Percinet , 24 - Drak, the Fairy , 25 - Drakesbill and His Friends , 26 - Riquet with the Tuft , 27 - The White Cat , 28 - Prince Cherry , 29 - The Twelve Months , 30 - The Story of Coquerico , 31 - The Bird-Cage Maker , 32 - The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse and the Bum-Clock , 33 - The Long Leather Bag , 34 - The Widow's Daughter , 35 - Munachar and Manachar , 36 - The Wild Swans , 37 - The Road to Fortune , 38 - The Golden Crab , 39 - The Table, the Ass, and the Stick , 40 - The Little Brother and Sister , 41 - The Old Griffin , 42 - The Three Feathers , 43 - The House in the Wood , 44 - Rapunzel , 45 - The Queen Bee , 46 - The Many-Furred Creature , 47 - Snow-white and Rose-red , 48 - The Frog Prince , 49 - The Goose Girl , 50 - Briar Rose , 51 - The Iron Stove , 52 - Rumpel-stilts-ken , 53 - Faithful John, the King's Servant , 54 - Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle , 55 - The Magic Egg , 56 - The Sparrow and the Bush , 57 - The Iron Wolf , 58 - The Grateful Cobra , 59 - The Magic Ring , 60 - Tit for Tat , 61 - The Brahman, the Tiger, and the Six Judges , 62 - Muchie Lal , 63 - The Valiant Chatteemaker