Elsie Spicer Eells
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Fairy Tales from Brazil: How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Fairy Tales from Brazil, by Elsie Spicer Eells, Illustrated by Helen M. Barton
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FAIRY TALES FROM BRAZIL
HOW AND WHY TALES FROM BRAZILIAN FOLK-LORE
BY
BY
ELSIE SPICER EELLS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
HELEN M. BARTON
CADMUS BOOKS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
HELEN M. BARTON
CADMUS BOOKS
E. M. HALE AND COMPANY
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT, 1917,
COPYRIGHT, 1917,
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT, 1917,
COPYRIGHT, 1917,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
PREFACE
CONTENTS
I
How Night Came
II
How the Rabbit Lost His Tail
III
How the Toad Got His Bruises
IV
How the Tiger Got His Stripes
V
Why the Lamb Is Meek
VI
Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other
VII
How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles
VIII
How the Monkey Became a Trickster
IX
How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations
X
How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty
XI
How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry
XII
Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey
XIII
How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten
XIV
Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail
XV
How Black Became White
XVI
How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird
XVII
Why the Sea Moans
XVIII
How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats
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