Favorite Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books in Many Colors: Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Fairy Tale Books

Favorite Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books in Many Colors: Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Fairy Tale Books by Lang, Andrew. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486234076.

This A4 size collection of Andrew Langs Blue, Red, Green and Yellow Fairy books contains some of the worlds most famous fairy tales, including: Cinderella: Cinderella has inspired the imagination of many little unfortunate girls who can only dream of wearing pretty dresses and hope for their prince charming to come and whisk them away. Cinderella, the girl of "unparalleled goodness and sweetness of temper", ill-treated by her stepmother and stepsisters, is magically transformed by her fairy godmother into a beautiful maiden for the Kings ball. The prince instantly falls in love with Cinderellas beauty but Cinderella runs away, scared that the prince will not love her when he finds out the truth. Would the prince be able to find Cinderella again? Find out in this version of the original story of Cinderella. Aladdin: Made famous by the Disney animation of this Oriental hero; the son of a poor tailor who goes on to become a prince and marry the beautiful princess. With the help of the Genie of the Lamp and the Genie of the Ring, Aladdin fights the wicked Vizier and the evil magician to win his kingdom. Street smart and cool; Aladdins adventure takes you on a journey across the deserts of Persia, China and Africa in this original masterpiece. Jack and the Beanstalk: Jack and his magical beans. They grow up very tall and led him into a fairyland ruled by a Giant. Read how Jack kills the Giant with his wits and returns with his treasures which include a hen laying golden eggs and a talking harp. Alibaba and the Forty Thieves: Discover the true hero behind simple Ali Babas victory over 40 vicious thieves. Hansel and Gretel: Two little children,Hansel and Gretel, are abandoned by their stepmother in a forest. They find a house made of chocolate and cakes belonging to a children-eating witch! Read the original story of Hansel and Gretels courage, wit and love with which they overcome the evil witch, and with the help of a duck return to their father with the witchs treasure. Beauty and the Beast: A fair maiden takes the place of her father to stay with a terrible-looking Beast ... Read how they survive with one other. Rapunzel: The beautiful girl, Rapunzel, with long golden hair, shut up in a tower with no doors or stairs by a witch, is rescued by a prince who uses her hair to climb up the tower and kill the witch. Thumbelina: A girl smaller than a thumb, abducted by a toad to marry its son, is rescued by fishes, sheltered by mice and flown away by a swallow to meet her charming prince. Puss in boots: A talking cat who helps his master in killing a mighty Ogre, becomes a king and marrys a princess. Also contains answers to: Why the sea is salty? How does a boy learnt about fear? What does the voice of death sound like? And other interesting stories ...