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A collection of fifty folktales, which features traditional folktales and a number of popular Finnish jokes and anecdotes, this anthology is an excellent introduction to the rich oral tradition of Finnish storytelling for both the general reader and for students of folklore.
As in other countries, skilled storytellers were often representatives of the itinerant trades such as cobblers, tailors, lumberjacks, and peddlers, but due to its relative geographical isolation, storytelling as a living tradition was preserved longer in Finland when compared to other countries whose local oral traditions were considerably diminished by the impact of external cultures.
Contents
Introduction by Dr Pirkko-Liisa Rausmaa
Preface by Helena Henderson
Animal Tales
1. The Rabbit, The Wolf, the Fox and the Bear
2. The Fox as Nursemaid
3. The Fox, the Wolf and the Lion
4. The Dog's Document
5. The Pig and the Squirrel
6. The Wedding Roast
7. The Reward of the Benefactor
Ordinary Folktales
8. Aal, Taal and Everaal
9. The Three Missing Princesses
10. The Three Brothers
11. Three Brothers Imprisoned by the Devil
12. The Smith and the Devil
13. The Bird Bride
14. The Maiden Who Rose From the Sea
15. The Death of the Wicked Witch
16. The Devoted Orphans
17. The Castle of Snakes
18. Antti Puuhaara
19. The Old Man's Daughter and the Old Woman's Daughters
20. Tittulas Tuuree
21. The Pig Maid
22. A Disguised Woman as the King's Brother-in-Law
23. The Witch and the Sister of Nine Brothers
24. The Farting Stone
25. The Three Doctors
26. The Cat Child
27. The King's Son on his Way to Marry
28. The Clever Girl at the Inn
29. Half a Man and a Horse's Head
30. The Farmer's Weather Prediction
31. The Sailor and the Parson
32. The Merchant's Son Casts His Net
33. The Prophecy of Murder and Incest
34. The Stonemason's Apprentice as a Bank Robber
35. The Helsinki Academy
Jokes and Anecdotes
36. The Devil Buys Wood
37. The Unknown Bird
38. The Devil Eats his Thingy
39. Four Sami in the Giant's Gorge
40. The First Gun
41. The Branch Cutter
42. The Bustle of the Numskulls
43. The Twelve Brothers
44. The Dog Mouser
45. Boys Swimming in the Rye-Field
46. The Search for Three Fools
47. The Man Who Did the Housework
48. Two Women, a Mouse and Gold Coins
49. The Boy Who Grew Up in a Barrel
50. The Famished Parson
Notes
Index of Narrators and Collectors
Index of Tale Types
