TALES THE PEOPLE TELL IN RUSSIA

EX/SCHOOL LIB. Text/NEW & Bright w/sealed, short closed tears to lower edges of pgs 51 -57. 1970 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated boards/VG; strong & sound w/light surface wear. Russian traditional tales & sayings. Assembled by Russian-American Lee Wyndham (1912 - 1978), inspired from childhood recollections & supported by literary research. 95 pgs, 10 folk tales, 3 fables, and popular short sayings from old Russia: 1, How the Sons Filled the Hut; 2, How Grigori Petrovitch Divided the Geese; 3, The Golden Mountain; 4, Tsar Peter the Great & the Peasant; 5, Hatchet Kasha; 6, The Woodcutter & the Water Demon; 7, The Ungrateful Children; 8, The Just Reward; 9, Once There Was & Once There Was Not; 10, Three Fables (The wolf & the cat, The little chest & The elephant at court); 11, Baba Yaga; and 12, In Russia the People Say (short sayings based on long experience), followed by Sources & Credits. Fine copy despite flaws.