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Simild the Styrian Princess and the Norgs.—Page 33.
HOUSEHOLD STORIES
From the Land of Hofer
From the Land of Hofer
OR,
POPULAR MYTHS OF TIROL,
INCLUDING THE
ROSE-GARDEN OF KING LAREYN.
POPULAR MYTHS OF TIROL,
INCLUDING THE
ROSE-GARDEN OF KING LAREYN.
BY
THE AUTHOR OF “PATRAÑAS; OR, SPANISH STORIES,” &c.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY T. GREEN.
THE AUTHOR OF “PATRAÑAS; OR, SPANISH STORIES,” &c.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY T. GREEN.
LONDON:
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS,
CORNER OF ST. PAUL’S CHURCHYARD.
MDCCCLXXI.
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS,
CORNER OF ST. PAUL’S CHURCHYARD.
MDCCCLXXI.
LONDON:
GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS,
ST. JOHN’S SQUARE.
CONTENTS.
PAGE Introduction 1 Norg Myths 13 1. The Eggshells 14 2. The Reckoning Day 15 3. Fritzl and the Tarnkappe 22 4. The Rose-garden of King Lareyn 26 Myths of North and South Tirol.
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@44746@[email protected]#nickel" id="xd21e244" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">The Nickel of the Röhrerbüchel 73 The Wilder Jäger and the Baroness 110 The Grave Prince and the Beneficent Cat 131 Klein-Else 158 Prince Radpot 188 The Three Black Dogs 207 Ottilia and the Death’s Head 217 The Two Caskets 229 The Prudent Counsellor 235 The Geeseherds 253 St. Peter’s Three Loaves 265 Myths of Wälsch-Tirol. The two Cousins of St. Peter 273
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class="tocDivTitle" colspan="4">Luxehale’s Wives (including the Legends of the Marmolata) 278 Zovanin Senza Paura; or, the Boy who went out to discover Fear 335 The Dove-Maiden 356 Myths of Vorarlberg. Kriselda 386 The Golden Pears 394 How the Poorest became the Richest 403