The 15 stories contained in this eBook have been selected from the books that make up the series "Fairy Tales, Folklore, Myths and Legends from Around the World"

Fifteen stories have been selected from the books in the series. So you will find stories from ancient Celtic England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. As well as Roma and Gypsy stories which have travelled across Europe from the Black Sea region. There are also stories from the Zulus and Bushmen of South Africa, to the Orient, the Silk Route, the Vikings, the Red Indians of North America and beyond.
The books in the series are rare and out of print books and have been republished as part of a Social Enterprise project where the main aim is to give a large portion of the profits to charity. In fact 10% of the profit from each book sold is donated to charities.

This is eBook is but a sampler of the rich and diverse tapestry of tales and folk-lore contained in the volumes published to date. We encourage you to visit the Abela eBooks webpage at http://bit.ly/GetB00ksHere and to search for the hundreds and hundreds of individual tales and stories.

This book is mainly for children aged 6 to 12 year olds.

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