The Fairy Princess Of Ergetz : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 35 THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF ERGETZ I In a great and beautiful city that stood by the sea, an old man lay dying. Mar Shalmon was his name, and he was the richest man in the land. Propped up with pillows on a richly...
Title Page : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 9 JEWISH FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS By "AUNT NAOMI" (Gertrude Landa) When Childhood's Toys Have Passed Away, May Books Become Another Play. Then May Each Book A Blessing Give And Bring You Pleasure While You Live...
Preface : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 11 PREFACE THE very cordial welcome given to my earlier volume of "Jewish Fairy Tales and Fables" has prompted me to draw further upon Rabbinic lore in the interest, chiefly, of the children. How the wise Rabbis...
King Alexander's Adventures. Ii. The L : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], II. THE LAND OF DARKNESS AND THE GATE OF PARADISE After many days King Alexander came to the Mountains of Darkness. Acting on the advice of the wise men, he had provided himself with asses from the land of Liby...
The Beggar King : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 112 "Page 115")."> He found a beautiful youth, clad in a deer skin, lying on the ground. ("Page 115"). p. 113 THE BEGGAR KING Proud King Hagag sat on his throne in state, and the high priest, standing by his side...
The Pope's Game Of Chess : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 213 THE POPE'S GAME OF CHESS Nearly a thousand years ago in the town of Mayence, on the bank of the Rhine, there dwelt a pious Jew of the name of Simon ben Isaac. Of a most charitable disposition, learned...
The Giant Of The Flood : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 26 "Page 30")."> Og, riding gaily on the unicorn behind the Ark, was quite happy. ("Page 30"). p. 27 THE GIANT OF THE FLOOD Just before the world was drowned all the animals gathered in front of the Ark...
The Quarrel Of The Cat And Dog : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 119 THE QUARREL OF THE CAT AND DOG In the childhood of the world, when Adam named all the animals and ruled over them, the dog and the cat were the greatest good friends. They were inseparable chums in their...
The Slave's Fortune : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 225 THE SLAVE'S FORTUNE Ahmed was the only child of the wealthiest merchant in Damascus. His father devoted his days to doing everything possible to anticipate his wishes. The boy returned his father's love with...
The Fairy Frog : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 251 THE FAIRY FROG Once upon a time there lived a man of learning and wealth who had an only son, named Hanina. To this son, who was grown up and married, he sent a messenger asking that he should immediately...
The Star Child : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 87 THE STAR-CHILD When Abraham was born, his father, Terah, who was one of the chief officers of King Nimrod, gave a banquet to a large number of his friends. He entertained them most sumptuously...
The Rabbi's Bogey Man : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 243 THE RABBI'S BOGEY-MAN 1 Rabbi Lion, of the ancient city of Prague, sat in his study in the Ghetto looking very troubled. Through the window he could see the River Moldau with the narrow streets of the Jewish...
Abi Fressah's Feast : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 99 ABI FRESSAH'S FEAST There was not in the whole city of Bagdad a greedier man than Abi Fressah, and you may be sure he was not popular. It was not that he was rich and refused to give heed to the needs...
The Higgledy Piggledy Palace : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 67 THE HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY PALACE Sarah, the wife of the patriarch Abraham, and the great mother of the Jewish people, was the most beautiful woman who ever lived. Everybody who saw her marveled at the dazzling...
Illustrations : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 14 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "Where is the door?" Frontispiece Og, riding gaily on the unicorn behind the Ark, was quite happy 26 A strange crowd of demons of all shapes and sizes poured into the synagogue with...
The Outcast Prince : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 150 "Page 157")."> He looked up and beheld the most beautiful woman his eyes had ever seen. ("Page 157"). p. 151 THE OUTCAST PRINCE There lived a king who had an only son, on whom he doted. No one, not even his...
The Princess Of The Tower : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 258 "Page 274")."> The giant bird did not seem to notice its burden at all. ("Page 274"). p. 259 THE PRINCESS OF THE TOWER I Princess Solima was sick, not exactly ill, but so much out of sorts that her father...
The Story Of Bostanai : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 162 "Page 166")."> As the Shah raised his sword an old man stepped from behind the tree. ("Page 166"). p. 163 THE STORY OF BOSTANAI In the days of long ago, when Persia was a famous and beautiful land, with...
The Palace Of The Eagles : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 15 THE PALACE OF THE EAGLES East of the Land of the Rising Sun there dwelled a king who spent all his days and half his nights in pleasure. His kingdom was on the edge of the world, according to the knowledge...
The Water Babe : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 126 "Page 131")."> With a cry, he put his fingers in his mouth to ease the pain and burned his tongue. ("Page 131"). p. 127 THE WATER-BABE Floating in a basket on the River Nile, Princess Bathia, the daughter...
The Magic Palace : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 178 "P.185")."> The gates opened from within and the Arab stood before them. ("P.185"). p. 179 THE MAGIC PALACE Ibrahim, the most learned and pious man of the city, whom everybody held in esteem, fell on troubled...
The Paradise In The Sea : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 234 "Page 241")."> He crouched on his throne and imagined he saw angels and demons and fairies. ("Page 241"). p. 235 THE PARADISE IN THE SEA Hiram, king of Tyre, was a foolish old man. He lived so long and grew...
The Sleep Of One Hundred Years : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 187 THE SLEEP OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS It was at the time of the destruction of the First Temple. The cruel war had laid Jerusalem desolate, and terrible was the suffering of the people. Rabbi Onias, mounted...
Sinbad Of The Talmud : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 133 SINBAD OF THE TALMUD "Rabba, Rabba, silly, silly Rabba, have you caught another whale to-day?" With this strange cry a number of children followed an elderly man through the streets of a town in the East...
King For Three Days : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 194 "Page 201")."> He heard a cry of alarm and saw a huge stone fall on the soldier riding behind him. ("Page 201"). p. 195 KING FOR THREE DAYS Godfrey de Bouillon was a famous warrior, a daring general and bold...
King Alexander's Adventures. Iii. The Wonders : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], III--THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD One day a strange rumbling noise was heard, and toward evening the army halted by the side of a river even more mysterious than the River of Life. It was not a river of water, but...
From Shepherd Boy To King : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 172 "Page 176")."> Behind him a fierce roar indicated that the lion was in pursuit. ("Page 176"). p. 173 FROM SHEPHERD-BOY TO KING On a desolate plain, a little shepherd-boy stood alone. His day's work was over...
The Red Slipper : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 77 THE RED SLIPPER Rosy-red was a sweet little girl, with beautiful blue eyes, soft pink cheeks and glorious ruddy-gold hair of the tinge that artists love to paint. Her mother died the day she was born, but her...
Untitled : * Jewish folklore is full of vivid stories that both entertain and teach. This book is based on tales from the Talmud and Midrash. While some of the themes are familiar from fairy-tales and folklore from other traditions, the stories in this collection are infused with the perennial Jewish...
King Alexander's Adventures. I. The Visi : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 276 "Page 286")."> Then the door slowly opened and a figure in white stood in the entry. ("Page 286"). p. 277 KING ALEXANDER'S ADVENTURES I. THE VISION OF VICTORY More than two thousand years ago there lived...
The Palace In The Clouds : * "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], p. 202 "Page 211")."> The four youths mounted the eagles which flew aloft to the extremity of their cords. ("Page 211"). p. 203 THE PALACE IN THE CLOUDS Ikkor, the Jewish vizier of the king of Assyria, w...