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•  The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book • interior artwork by Corinna Sargood (variant of The Virago Book of Fairy Tales)
• vii • Acknowledgements (The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book) • essay by Angela Carter
• ix • Introduction (The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book) • essay by Angela Carter (variant of Introduction (The Virago Book of Fairy Tales))
• 1 • Sermerssuaq • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 4 • The Search for Luck • (1953) • short story by R. M. Dawkins
• 8 • Mr Fox • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs (variant of Mr. Fox)
• 11 • Kakuarshuk • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 13 • The Promise • (1962) • short story by Maung Htin Aung
• 16 • Kate Crackernuts • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 19 • The Fisher-Girl and the Crab • (1944) • short story by Verrier Elwin
• 24 • Maol a Chliobain • (1860) • short story by J. F. Campbell
• 28 • The Wise Little Girl • (1945) • short story by
  Александр Афанасьев^?Aleksandr Afanasiev
  (trans. of
  Мудрая дева^?Mudraya deva
  1873) [as by A. N. Afanas'ev]
• 31 • Blubber Boy • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 33 • The Girl Who Stayed in the Fork of a Tree • (1952) • short story by J. Torrend (variant of Mother, Come Back 1921)
• 39 • The Princess in the Suit of Leather • (1986) • short story by Inea Bushnaq
• 47 • The Hare • (1970) • short story by Jan Knappert
• 48 • Mossycoat • (1970) • short story by T. W. Thompson
• 57 • Vasilisa the Priest's Daughter • [
  Народные русские сказки^?Narodnyye russkiye skazki
  • 316] • (1945) • short story by
  Александр Афанасьев^?Aleksandr Afanasiev
  (trans. of
  Василиса Поповна^?Vasilisa-Popovna
  1855) [as by A. N. Afanas'ev]
• 60 • The Pupil • (1970) • short story by Jan Knappert
• 61 • The Rich Farmer's Wife • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 110] • (1924) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Herremannsbruden 1871) [as by
  Peter Christen Asbjörnsen^?Peter Christen Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jörgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  ]
• 64 • Keep Your Secrets • (1931) • short story by A. W. Cardinall
• 66 • The Three Measures of Salt • (1953) • short story by R. M. Dawkins
• 72 • The Resourceful Wife • (1944) • short story by Verrier Elwin
• 73 • Aunt Kate's Goomer-Dust • (1955) • short story by Vance Randolph
• 76 • The Battle of the Birds • (1860) • short story by J. F. Campbell
• 86 • Parsley-Girl • short story by Angela Carter
• 89 • Clever Gretel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 77] • (1987) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das kluge Grethel 1819)
• 92 • The Furburger • (1986) • short story by Ronald L. Baker
• 96 • A Pottle o' Brains • (1891) • short story by M. C. Balfour
• 101 • Young Man in the Morning • (1956) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 102 • Now I Should Laugh, If I Were Not Dead • (1866) • short story by Jón Arnason (trans. of "Nú skyldi eg hlæa, væri eg ekki daudur" 1862)
• 104 • The Three Sillies • (1890) • short story by Charlotte S. Burne (variant of Variant of the Three Noodles 1884)
• 108 • The Boy Who Had Never Seen Women • (1956) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 109 • The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle • (1970) • short story by Katharine M. Briggs
• 113 • Tom Tit Tot • (1890) • short story by Mrs. Walter-Thomas
• 118 • The Husband Who Was to Mind the House • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 43] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Mannen som skulle stelle hjemme 1844) [as by
  Peter Asbjörnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jörgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  ]
• 122 • East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 41] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Østenfor Sol og vestenfor Maane 1844) [as by
  Peter Asbjörnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jörgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  ]
• 133 • The Good Girl and the Ornery Girl • (1955) • short story by Vance Randolph
• 135 • The Armless Maiden • [
  Народные русские сказки^?Narodnyye russkiye skazki
  • 279] • (1945) • short story by
  Александр Афанасьев^?Aleksandr Afanasiev
  (trans. of
  Косоручка (1st version)^?Kosoruchka (1st version)
  1857) [as by A. N. Afanas'ev]
• 142 • The Chinese Princess • (1957) • short story by Zainab Ghulam Abbas
• 149 • The Cat-Witch • (1956) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 151 • The Baba Yaga • (1873) • short story by W. R. S. Ralston
• 155 • Mrs. Number Three • (1926) • short story by G. Willoughby-Meade
• 160 • The Girl Who Banished Seven Youths • (1986) • short story by Inea Bushnaq
• 166 • The Market of the Dead • (1958) • short story by Frances S. Herskovits and Melville J. Herskovits
• 170 • The Woman Who Married Her Son's Wife • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 171 • The Little Red Fish and the Clog of Gold • (1986) • short story by Inea Bushnaq
• 178 • The Wicked Stepmother • (1931) • short story by A. W. Cardinall
• 181 • Tuglik and Her Granddaughter • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 183 • The Juniper Tree • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 47] • (1987) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Von dem Machandelboom 1812)
• 192 • Nourie Hadig • (1966) • short story by Susie Hoogasian Villa
• 200 • Beauty and Pock Face • (1937) • short story by Wolfram Eberhard
• 205 • Old Age • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 208 • Little Red Riding Hood • (1977) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of Le petit chaperon rouge 1697)
• 211 • Feet Water • (1967) • short story by Kevin Danaher
• 213 • Wives Cure Boastfulness • (1958) • short story by Frances S. Herskovits and Melville J. Herskovits
• 215 • Tongue Meat • (1970) • short story by Jan Knappert
• 216 • The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister • (1986) • short story by Inea Bushnaq
• 221 • Escaping, Slowly • (1985) • short story by Martha Warren Beckwith (variant of The Goat in the Lion's Den 1924)
• 222 • Nature's Way • (1966) • short story by Susie Hoogasian Villa
• 225 • The Two Women Who Found Freedom • (1987) • short story by Lawrence Millman
• 227 • How a Husband Weaned His Wife from Fairy Tales • (1945) • short story by
  Александр Афанасьев^?Aleksandr Afanasiev
  (trans. of
  Как муж отучил жену от сказок^?Kak muzh otuchil zhenu ot skazok
  1873) [as by A. N. Afanas'ev]
• 230 • Notes (The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book) • essay by Angela Carter