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Gray Heroes: Elder Tales from Around the World

Jane Yolen · 1999anthology

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Presents a collection of seventy-five tales from various sources in which the protagonists who show their wisdom and cleverness, meet adventure, and find love are all older people.

Source · Open Library

Contents

  1. 1The Old Woman of the Springshort story
  2. 2The Brownie of Blednockshort story
  3. 3The Devil and the Gipsyshort story
  4. 4The Old Woman and the Giantshort story
  5. 5The Fortune-Tellershort story
  6. 6The Straw Oxshort story
  7. 7The Two Old Women's Betshort story
  8. 8The Fisherman and the Genieshort story
  9. 9The Five Wolvesshort story
  10. 10The Crafty Womanshort story
  11. 11The Talking Turkeysshort story
  12. 12The Old Woman and the Foxshort story
  13. 13Bucca Dhu and Bucca Gwiddenshort story
  14. 14Verliokashort story
  15. 15The Lord of Deathshort story
  16. 16The Man Who Lodged with Serpentsshort story
  17. 17Kwatee and the Monster in the Lakeshort story
  18. 18Lump on, Lump Offshort story
  19. 19Siksruk, the Witch-Doctorshort story
  20. 20Old Roaneyshort story
  21. 21The Old Woman and the Rice Cakesshort story
  22. 22The Poor Countryman and the Greedy Hagshort story
  23. 23St. David's Floodshort story
  24. 24The Staff of Elijahshort story
  25. 25The Magical Wordsshort story
  26. 26Kalapanashort story
  27. 27The Great Jaguarshort story
  28. 28The Haunted Hareshort story
  29. 29The Apparition of Arranshort story
  30. 30The Valiant Fish-Trappershort story
  31. 31Grandmother Spider Steals the Fireshort story
  32. 32The Monster of Loch Gartenshort story
  33. 33The Woman in the Moonshort story
  34. 34The Hedley Kowshort story
  35. 35The Search for Luckshort story
  36. 36The Old Man in the Moonshort story
  37. 37The Mountain of Abandoned Old Peopleshort story
  38. 38The Seven Fathers in the Houseshort story