There was once a shepherd who every now and again would hear beautiful singing as he worked, but had no idea where it came from. One day, he met a beautiful woman near the top of the mountain, and she ...

Once upon a time there was a poor woman named Sabatella who longed for a child. Her husband, Cola-Mattheo brought a baby snake home, who asked her to mother him. The snake grew bigger and bigger under ...

Excerpted from The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, edited by Erika Eichenseer, translated by Maria Tatar. Out now from Penguin Classics. The ...

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