Enki Grade One Fairy Tales from Around the World Table of Contents

Stories in the Enki Approach 7 • Why Fairy Tales? 9 • What about the sexism, violence, & personal power? 10 • Why now? - The child is so young! 12 • Telling the Fairy Tale 13 • Fairy Tales and Teaching the Art of Language 14

Fairy Tales of Africa 17 • Two Kumbas 19 • The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief’s Son 27 • The Beautiful Girl of the Moon Tower 35 • Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters 39 • The One-Handed Girl 45 • The Princess and the Snake 51 • The Magic Orange Tree 59 • The Udala Tree 67

Fairy Tales of Asia 73 • Benizara and Kakezara 75 • In the Land of Small Dragon 79 • The Luminous Pearl 85 • Pear Blossom 91 • Peony Peak 97 • The Raven 105 • The Silken Tassel 111 • The Water Witch 117 • The Waterfall Of White Hair 123 • Yeh-Shien 127 Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe and Russia 131 • Chestnut Gray 133 • Firebird and Prince Ivan 139 • The Golden Stag 145 • Ivan and Baba Yaga 149 • The Prince, the Princess, and the Dragon 153 • Vasilisa and Her Doll 159 • Vasily and the Dragon 165

Fairy Tales of India and Tibet 171 • A Girl and a Stepmother 173 • The Blue Lotus Flower 177 • Muchie Lal 181 • Soonimaya 187 • Soonimaya and Lakshman 193 • The Boy and His Sisters 199 • The Golden Amulet 205 • The Snake Prince 213

Fairy Tales of the Middle East 219 • The Golden Feather 221 • The Princess and the Goatherd 229 • The Princess in the Tower 235 • Rhodopis 239 • The Girl Who Laughed Lilies 245 • The Wonderful Healing Leaves 251

American Indian Fairy Tales 257 • Jumping Mouse 259 • Mud Pony (Horse) 265 • The Story of the Sun Dance 269 • Seal Oil Lamp 275 • Sootface 283 • The Bear Boy 287 • The Ghost Pipe 291 • Wokwotoonok, The Wind Giant 297 Fairy Tales of South and Central America 303 • The Bird Bride 305 • The Calabash Man 309 • Delgadina and the Snake 315 • Natalia in the Notch 321 • The Search for the Magic Lake 327 • The Evil Giant 331 • The Greenish Bird 337 • The Little White Dove 343

Fairy Tales of Western Europe 347 • Bearskin 349 • Briar Rose 355 • East of the Sun and West of the Moon 359 • Little Falcon - first day story 369 • Goose Girl 377 • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 383 • Rapunzel 391 • Rumpelstilskin 395 • Silkie 399 • The Twelve Swans 405 • The Stolen Bairn and the Sidh 411 • The Nixie and the Mill Pond 419 • The Seven Ravens 425 • The Water of Life 429 • Two Brothers - (short version) 435 • Two Brothers - (full version) 443

Letters Chart for introducing consonants through Fairy Tales 455