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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Polish Fairy Tales](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnwdttjp2fas4vkrvtcvsa4/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261020%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261020T025943Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=40ce6d6a94b6408c16c985e871e58169c14226202c3e9b96636f83de172b34f9) ## About this work Polish Fairy Tales by A. J. (Antoni Józef) Gliński, Cecile 1891-1956 \[Illustrator\] Walton, Maude Ashurst 1857-1933 \[Translator\] Biggs — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside THE FAIRY GIRLS MAKE THE CARPET POLISH FAIRY TALES TRANSLATED from A J GLINSKI By MAUDE ASHURST BIGGS ILLUSTRATED By CECILE WALTON LONDON: JOHN LANE the bodley head NEW YORK john lane company 1920 The Mayflower Press, Plymouth, England. William Brendon & Son, Ltd. The pictures in this book are dedicated to my sons .... Gavril and Teddy." Cecile Walton. TALES FROM POLAND These are selections from a large collection made by A. J. Glinski, printed at Wilna in 1862. These fairy tales come from a far past and may even date from primitive Aryan times. They represent the folklore current among the peasantry of the Eastern provinces of Poland, and also in those provinces usually known as White Russia. They were set down by Glinski just as they were related to him by the peasants. In the translation it was of course necessary to shorten them considerably; the continual repetition—however quaint and fascinating in the original—cannot easily be reproduced. Portions, too, are often told in rhyme, or in a species of rhyming prose that we associate with the ancient ballad. The obvious likenesses between these and the folklore of Germany, the Celtic nations, or to the Indian fairy-tales, will strike every reader. Maude Ashurst Biggs. CONTENTS PAGE The Frog Princess 1 Princess Miranda and Prince Hero 15 The Eagles 29 The Whirlwind 37 The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs 53 The Princess of the Brazen Mountain 69 The Bear in the Forest Hut 79 Appendix 94 ILLUSTRATIONS The Fairy Girls Make the Carpet FRONTISPIECE TO FACE PAGE The Little House Turns 10 The Way Home 13 Through the Telescope 15 The Dragon who Kept Watch 25 The Children Transformed 29 The Old Man Blesses the Princess 31 To Trick the Basilisk 36 The Bride Carried off by the… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fpolish-fairy-tales) The sample continues in the full work. 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