Length10h 19m
About this audiobook
Uncover the sombre and mysterious tales of Lithuania, Africa, and Greece in this unique volume of global folklore. The stories within are marked by a distinct tone that differentiates them from the brighter, more familiar fairy tales, often dealing with complex moral ambiguities. Sorcerers, strange beasts, and enchanted objects drive narratives that are as haunting as they are entertaining. This collection offers a journey into the obscure and the beautiful, preserving oral traditions that might otherwise be lost to time.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (4.2K)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads, LibraryThing
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length10 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
20The Dog and the Sparrow
2Donkey Skin
21The Story of the Three Sons of Hali
3The Goblin Pony
22The Story of the Fair Circassians
4An Impossible Enchantment
23The Jackal and the Spring
5The Story Of Dschemil and Dschemila
24The Bear
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6Janni and the Draken
25The Sunchild
7The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar.
26The Daughter Of Buk Ettemsuch
8Fortunatus and His Purse
27Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox
9The Goat-faced Girl
28The Unlooked-for Prince
10What Came of Picking Flowers
29The Simpleton
11The Story of Bensurdatu
30The Street Musicians
12The Magician's Horse
31The Twin Brothers
13The Little Gray Man
32Cannetella
14Herr Lazarus and the Draken
33The Ogre
15The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles
34A Fairy's Blunder
16Udea and Her Seven Brothers
35Long, Broad, and Quickeye
17The White Wolf
36(A Bohemian Story)
18Mohammed with the Magic Finger
37Prunella
19Bobino
38IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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