Polish Fairy Tales
Author : Antoni Józef Gliński
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Best of Polish Fairy Tales
Author : Sergiej Nowikow
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2015-05-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781517196356
Book Description
Reading these fairy tales, you will enjoy the wisdom and life experience of many generations of Polish people that are behind them. If you want to feel the humor of this wonderful nation and get a glimpse of its people's kindness, just continue reading these wonderful tales. This book comprises the following 50 fairy tales: 1.Maria: What Is Destined to Come Shall Come 2.Anuszka the Golden Braid 3.About Two Girls - A Kind One and a Wicked One 4.The Girl and the Prince in the Cow's Skin 5.Lazy Girl 6.Sermon 7.Three Lamps 8.About a Simple Man Who Comforted His Master 9.People Getting Rich 10.Extraordinary Wife 11.Owl and the Hawk 12.The Reason Why the Hare Eats No Meat 13.Dog's Winter Thoughts and Summer Thoughts 14.Is there justice in this world? 15.Mazek's Debt 16.Very Worst Punishment 17.It Does not Stab, nor Does It Shoot, yet It Knocks One Senseless 18.About a Rich Gentleman 19.How a Smith Worked His Way to Heaven 20.About a Prince Who Did not Want to Die 21.A Present for the Kings' Godson 22.About the King's Son 23.How a Simple Man's Son Became the King and Married a Sea Girl 24.How the Dog Got the Wolf Wear Boots 25.Gustek's Misfortune 26.Two Brothers 27.Miracle at the Mill 28.Lark and the Wolf 29.Spellbound Pike 30.Ostruda Stone 31.The Dwarf and the Bear 32.Nobleman and Michal 33.Punished for Guile 34.Misfortune 35.Ram Brother and Duck Sister 36.Shepherd 37.Golden Fish 38.Gold Trot 39.Healing Water 40.Prince and His Helpers 41.About a Cockerel 42.Fisherman's Son and the Water Man's Daughter 43.Boy and His Dog and Cat, and the Lion Cub 44.One Who Went to Ask the Sun 45.Magic Gun, Fiddle, and Boots 46.Glass Hill 47.Fear 48.Titelitury 49.Tailor's Wife and the Countess 50.How the Slug Defeated the Fox. This book contains only basic Latin symbols.
The Glass Mountain and Other Polish Fairy Tales
Author : Elsie Byrde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,24 MB
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780486413068
Book Description
An ogre, a miracle-working horse, a talking ant, and other fantastic creatures pop up in the most unexpected places in these 6 charming tales from Eastern Europe
Polish Folklore and Myth
Author : Alice Wadowski-Bak
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,57 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781572160897
Book Description
Edited by Joanne Asala, the stories are vividly and dramatically interpreted and portrayed in the paper-cuts (wycinaki) by Alice Wadowski-Bak, noted paper-cut and folkore artist.¶The work of Alice Wadowski-Bak, native of Niagara Falls, New York, is found in private collections and galleries worldwide. The art of wycinanki appeared in Poland in the middle of the 1800s, especially in rural areas where sheep shears were readily available. The method of folding, layering, coloring, and overlay is related to the ancient Chinese art of the block print. Artist Wadowski-Bak explores both wycinanki and oriental stencil cutting. Her origianl designs for this book attest to her exquisite artistry.¶This is a treasure of folk art and lore. A very special gift for personal collections.This book of engaging folk stories includes such tales as "The Violin," "The Headache Cure," "Midsummer's Eve," "The Flower Queen's Daughter," "The Legend of the North Wind," "The Flaming Castle," "The Village Dance," and "The Unfinished Tune."The stories were collected by Joanne Asala, with wycinanki (paper-cutting) illustrations by Polish-American artist Alice Wadowski-Bak.
Old Polish Legends
Author : F. C. Anstruther
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 1990-12-31
Category : Fables, Polish
ISBN : 9780781805216
Book Description
In World War II when the long night of German occupation of Poland was at its darkest, a delightful collection of Polish fairy tales, illustrated with handsome engravings by J. Sekalski, was published in Scotland, home of the Polish Armed Forces in exile. This book brings back, in a new gift edition, this fine collection of eleven classic fairy tales. In the original introduction the famous Polish writer Zygmunt Nowakowski sets the mood for this gathering of eleven fairy tales which "recall the ancient beautiful times, to laugh and to weep...".
Slavonci Fairy Tales
Author : John Theophilus Naaké
Publisher : London : H.S. King
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 1874
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN :
Book Description
67 Tales from Poland
Author : Polish Tales
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,88 MB
Release : 2017-02-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781543240900
Book Description
The book comprises the best of Polish folk tales as well as short stories by the most renowned Polish authors, such as: Henryk Sienkiewicz, Władysław St.Reymont, Bolesław Prus, Adam Szymanski, Stefan Zeromski, Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Zofia Rygier-Nałkowska, Wacław Sieroszewski. It is undoubtedly the best compilation of Polish fairy tales and children's short stories.
The Glass Mountain
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 2015-11
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781406360950
Book Description
Jan Pienkowski brings eight of the best-loved Polish folk tales to life with vibrant and witty paper cut illustrations. Jan Pienkowski illustrates eight popular Polish folk tales using the traditional paper cut technique he learned as a child. Featuring classic stories such as "Pan Twardowski", "The Glass Mountain", "The Wawel Dragon" and "The Fern Flower". Jan Pienkowski breathes new life into the magical tales of his homeland. It is a brand-new title from one of the giants of children's illustration. The bold, witty illustrations will appeal to children. It is the perfect way to introduce children to classic Polish folk tales. It is a beautiful jacketed hardback gift book that families will enjoy again and again.
The Mermaid of Warsaw
Author : Richard Monte
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1907666680
Book Description
Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's Second Breakfast, set deep in the Wieliczka salt mines, The Turnip-Counter from Karkonosze and The Copper Coin of Wineta, alongside stories from, Poznan and the Polish lakes. Paul Hess's stylish illustrations make this a collection to delight children everywhere.
Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore
Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Cooking
ISBN :
Book Description
Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore is organized by months beginning with December and Advent, St. Nicholas Day, the Wigilia (Christmas Eve) nativity plays, caroling and then New Year celebrations. It proceeds from the Shrovetide period to Ash Wednesday, Lent, the celebration of spring, Holy Week customs then superstitions, beliefs and rituals associated with farming, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, midsummer celebrations, harvest festivities, wedding rites, nameday celebrations, birth and death rituals. Line illustrations enhance this rich and varied treasury of folklore. Many of the customs and traditions found herein are extinct even in today's Poland. World wars, massive immigration, the loss of the oral tradition, urbanization and politics have changed the face of a once agrarian people and their accompanying life style. In the U.S., the desire for membership within the "melting pot", marriages outside one's ethnic group, movement to the suburbs away from the "old" communities where customs and traditions were once strong, further weakened the link. Although the purpose and meaning may have been lost and forgotten, the oczepiny ceremony (the unveiling) is still the mainstay of almost every wedding where the bride declares Polish heritage. Many Polish American communities still reenact the harvest celebrations, reminding themselves of their ancestors' reverence for the grains and gifts of bread. Eight million Americans still claim their ancestry as Polish, many still diligently practicing that which they learned at their parents' and grandparents' knees. Much has also been neglected or completely forgotten.
