Tales of a Swiss Grandmother

Frances Carpenter - Ilustrated in Color and Black & White - Softcover - 278 pages

Frances Aretta Carpenter (April 30, 1890 – November 2, 1972) was an American folklorist, author, and photographer. She traveled to, and published collections of folk stories from, nations on five continents.
This is one of a series of five ‘Grandmother tales’ published by Frances Carpenter in the 1930s and 40s. They were very popular in their time, and they have proved their enduring value to several generations of American children since then. The author spent years researching and preparing these collections of some of the most culturally significant and typical tales from the oral traditions of several nations. Delightfully illustrated and typeset, these stories are perfect for reading to the children by the fireside or after the family’s evening meal or prayers.

List of Tales

• Around the Great Grey Stove
• The Angry Toggeli
• The White Snail
• The Woodcutter's Daughter
• The Three Spinning Women
• The Mule's Egg
• The Clock that Stuck out it's Tongue
• The Emperor and the Snake
• Toggeli's Charcoal
• Berthold and the Bears
• The Strange Yodelers
• The Man Who was on Fire Behind
• The Giant who Made Mountains
• The White Lady and the Sun Prince
• Thunder for Sale
• Hans-Peter's Bargain
• The Wonder Song
• The White Cow
• The Man Who Sold His Wife for a Bird
• The Tale of the Alphorn
• William Tell
• Two Tales of the Sky
• The Edelweiss Princess
• The Devil's Bridge
• The Golden Cheese
• Rosli, the Doll that Came Alive
• Clever Jean and the Greedy Duke
• The Wonderful Wine Cask
• The Very First Chamois
• The Sister of the Chamois
• The Peak of the Shield