From the Danish.
　　There was once a man who had three daughters， and they were all married to trolls， who lived underground. One day the man thought that he would pay them a visit， and his wife gave him some dry bread to eat by the way. After he had walked some distance he grew both tired and hungry， so he sat down on the east side of

　　Sicilianische Mahrchen.
　　Once upon a time there lived a shoemaker who could get no work to do， and was so poor that he and his wife nearly died of hunger. At last he said to her， 'It is no use waiting on here——I can find nothing； so I shall go down to Mascalucia， and perhaps there I shall be more lucky.'
　　So down he w

　　Sicilianische Mahrchen.
　　Fifty years ago there lived a king who was very anxious to get married； but， as he was quite determined that his wife should be as beautiful as the sun， the thing was not so easy as it seemed， for no maiden came up to his standard. Then he commanded a trusty servant to search through the length and breadth of

　　Sicilianische Mahrchen von Laura Gonzenbach. Leipzig， Engelmann， 1870.
　　Long ago there lived a rich merchant who， besides possessing more treasures than any king in the world， had in his great hall three chairs， one of silver， one of gold， and one of diamonds. But his greatest treasure of all was his only daughter， who was cal

　　Cuentos Populars Catalans， per lo Dr. D. Francisco de S. Maspous y Labros. Barcelona， 1885.
　　Three brothers and one sister lived together in a small cottage， and they loved one another dearly. One day the eldest brother， who had never done anything but amuse himself from sunrise to sunset， said to the rest， 'Let us all work ha

　　Cuentos Populars Catalans.
　　There was once a girl so poor that she had nothing to live on， and wandered about the world asking for charity. One day she arrived at a thatched cottage， and inquired if they could give her any work. The farmer said he wanted a cowherd， as his own had left him， and if the girl liked the place she m