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•  The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales • (1992) • interior artwork by Corinna Sargood
• vii • Acknowledgements (The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales) • (1992) • essay by uncredited
• ix • Introduction (The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales) • (1992) • essay by Marina Warner
• 3 • The Twelve Wild Ducks • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 33] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of
  De tolv Vildænder^?De tolv Vildaender
  1843) [as by
  Peter Christen Asbjørnsen^?Peter Christen Asbjoernsen
  Peter Christen Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  ]
• 10 • Old Foster • (1925) • short story by Isabel Gordon Carter
• 13 • Šahin • (1989) • short story by Sharif Kanaana and Ibrahim Muhawi
• 27 • The Dog's Snout People • (1925) • short story by C. Fillingham Coxwell
• 29 • The Old Woman Against the Stream • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 64] • (1960) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of
  Kjerringa mott strømmen^?Kjerringa mott stroemmen
  Kjerringa mott strommen
  1871) [as by
  Peter Christen Asbjørnsen^?Peter Christen Asbjoernsen
  Peter Christen Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  ]
• 32 • The Letter Trick • (1936) • short story by Frances S. Herskovits and Melville J. Herskovits
• 34 • Rolando and Brunilde • (1975) • short story by Alessandro Falassi
• 37 • The Greenish Bird • (1970) • short story by Americo Paredes
• 44 • The Crafty Woman • (1925) • short story by C. Fillingham Coxwell
• 49 • Pretty Maid Ibronka • (1965) • short story by Linda Degh
• 61 • Enchanter and Enchantress • (1925) • short story by C. Fillingham Coxwell
• 64 • The Telltale Lilac Bush • (1965) • short story by Ruth Ann Musick
• 65 • Tatterhood • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 54] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Lurvehette 1844) [as by
  Peter Christen Asbjørnsen^?Peter Christen Asbjoernsen
  Peter Christen Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  ]
• 72 • The Witchball • (1964) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 74 • The Werefox • (1928) • short story by G. Willoughby-Meade
• 76 • The Witches' Piper • (1965) • short story by Linda Degh
• 78 • Vasilissa the Fair • (1925) • short story by C. Fillingham Coxwell
• 87 • The Midwife and the Frog • (1965) • short story by Linda Degh
• 95 • Fair, Brown and Trembling • (1890) • short story by Jeremiah Curtin (variant of Fair, Brown, and Trembling)
• 104 • Diirawic and Her Incestous Brother • (1974) • short story by Francis Mading Deng
• 118 • The Mirror • (1928) • short story by G. Willoughby-Meade
• 119 • The Frog Maiden • (1948) • short story by Maung Htin Aung
• 123 • The Sleeping Prince • (1936) • short story by Frances S. Herskovits and Melville J. Herskovits
• 126 • The Orphan • (1980) • short story by A. A. Roscoe and E. Singano
• 135 • Achol and Her Wild Mother • (1974) • short story by Francis Mading Deng
• 139 • Tunjur, Tunjur • (1989) • short story by Sharif Kanaana and Ibrahim Muhawi
• 144 • The Little Old Woman with Five Cows • (1925) • short story by C. Fillingham Coxwell
• 152 • Achol and Her Adoptive Lioness-Mother • (1974) • short story by Francis Mading Deng
• 159 • Story of a Bird Woman • (1925) • short story by C. Fillingham Coxwell
• 162 • Father and Mother Both 'Fast' • (1964) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 163 • Reason to Beat Your Wife • (1980) • short story by Hasan El-Shamy
• 165 • The Three Lovers • (1964) • short story by Juan B. Rael (trans. of La mujer y los tres amantes 1939)
• 167 • The Seven Leavenings • (1989) • short story by Sharif Kanaana and Ibrahim Muhawi
• 173 • The Untrue Wife's Song • (1934) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs [as by Ralph S. Boggs]
• 174 • The Woman Who Married Her Son • (1989) • short story by Sharif Kanaana and Ibrahim Muhawi
• 177 • Duang and His Wild Wife • (1974) • short story by Francis Mading Deng
• 184 • A Stroke of Luck • (1965) • short story by Linda Degh
• 186 • The Beans in the Quart Jar • (1964) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 191 • A Fable of a Bird and Her Chicks • (1988) • short story by Beatrice Silverman Weinreich
• 192 • The Three Aunts • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 13] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of De tre mostrene 1843) [as by
  Peter Christen Asbjørnsen^?Peter Christen Asbjoernsen
  Peter Christen Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  ]
• 196 • Tale of an Old Woman • (1983) • short story by Roger D. Abrahams
• 198 • The Height of Purple Passion • (1968) • short story by G. Legman
• 199 • Salt, Sauce and Spice, Onion Leaves, Pepper and Drippings • (1983) • short story by Roger D. Abrahams
• 202 • Two Sisters and a Boa • (1988) • short story by Lucien Miller
• 207 • Spreading the Fingers • (1936) • short story by Frances S. Herskovits and Melville J. Herskovits
• 210 • Publisher's Note (The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales) • (1992) • essay by uncredited
• 211 • Notes by Angela Carter and Shahrukh Husain • (1992) • essay by Angela Carter and Shahrukh Husain
• 233 • About the Editor and Illustrator (The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales) • (1992) • essay by uncredited