Polish Fairy Tales

A collection of traditional folktales gathered from the peasantry of eastern Poland and adjacent regions, rendered into English and often shortened from oral ballad forms. The volume assembles tales of transformation, enchanted brides and grooms, tests of cleverness and fidelity, magical helpers (spirits, maidens, winds), and quests for wondrous objects, mixing longer narrative romances with brief episodic wonders. Recurrent devices include singing refrains, rhymed prose, and moral rewards for kindness, while illustrations punctuate episodes. An appended note situates the material and explains its folk origins.