The Robber with the Witch's Head presents almost fifty new stories about demons and clever maidens and princes. Bursting with life, this is a storyteller's dream, full of adventure and magic, translated by Jack Zipes.
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"Thanks to Jack Zipes's tireless efforts, this long forgotten folkloric treasure has now been unearthed, to the utter delight of story lovers everywhere...Very highly recommended." -- Robert Rodriquez, Territorial Tattler 'Easy to read, elegantly illustrated by Jellin Rock, [ the fairy tales] prove critically fascinating ...' - Francesca Orestano, Universitą degli Studi di Milano, Italy
| Laura Gonzenbach's Buried Treasure |
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| A Note on the Translation and Acknowledgments |
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2 The Robber with a Witch's Head |
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3 The Clever Farmer's Daughter |
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4 The Count and his Sister |
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13 | (3) |
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6 Maria, the Evil Stepmother, and the Seven Robbers |
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22 | (4) |
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26 | (6) |
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8 The Rooster Who Wanted to Become Pope |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (8) |
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10 The Innkeeper's Beautiful Daughter |
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42 | (5) |
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11 The Beautiful Maiden with the Seven Veils |
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12 The Merchant's Clever Youngest Daughter |
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58 | (5) |
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63 | (7) |
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70 | (6) |
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76 | (4) |
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80 | (4) |
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17 Three Good Pieces of Advice |
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84 | (5) |
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89 | (4) |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (7) |
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21 The Seven Brothers with Magic Talents |
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104 | (3) |
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22 The Pious Young Man Who Went to Rome |
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107 | (5) |
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23 Sabedda and Her Brother |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (6) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (8) |
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27 The Wicked Schoolmaster and the Wandering Princess |
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133 | (6) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (7) |
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149 | (4) |
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31 About Joseph, Who Set Out to Seek His Fortune |
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153 | (9) |
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32 The Wasteful Giovanninu |
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162 | (7) |
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33 The Banished Queen and Her Two Abandoned Children |
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169 | (7) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (5) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (6) |
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191 | (5) |
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39 Saint James of Galicia |
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Laura Gonzenbach was born in Sicily to Swiss-German parents. Her collection of Sicilian fairy and folk tales was first published in 1870 in German. An Italian edition appeared in 2000.
Jack Zipes, one of the world's experts on fairy tales and folklore, is the acclaimed translator of the Complete Fairy Tales of the BrothersGrimm (Bantam), editor of the Oxford Companion to FairyTales, and the author of more than a dozen books on children's literature and culture, including Don't Bet onthe Prince, Sticks and Stones, and Creative Storytelling, all published by Routledge. He is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota.
