Persian Fairy Tales: Four Fantastic Fairy Stories for Children (Illustrated)

Persia is rich in folk lore. For hundreds and hundreds of years the stories in this book, and many others as well, have been told to the wondering boys and girls of that country, who, as they hear them, picture their native land as one of roses and tulips, where beautiful fairies build their castles in the rosy morn, and black gnomes fly around in the darkness of midnight. The stories in this collection are: (1) The Cat and the Mouse, (2) The Son of the Soap Seller, (3) The King’s Treasure,...