The Violet Fairy Book is a part of the Langs' Fairy Books series. It is a collection of short stories and traditional tales from Russia, Romania, Serbia, Japan, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and few other countries. These stories tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ A Tale of the Tontlawald_x000D_ The Finest Liar in the World_x000D_ The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars_x000D_ Schippeitaro_x000D_ The Three Princes and Their Beasts_x000D_ The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan_x000D_ The Nine Pea-Hens and the Golden Apples_x000D_ The Lute Player_x000D_ The Grateful Prince_x000D_ The Child Who Came from an Egg_x000D_ Stan Bolovan_x000D_ The Two Frogs_x000D_ The Story of a Gazelle_x000D_ How a Fish Swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water_x000D_ Two in a Sack_x000D_ The Envious Neighbour_x000D_ The Fairy of the Dawn_x000D_ The Enchanted Knife_x000D_ Jesper Who Herded the Hares_x000D_ The Underground Workers_x000D_ The History of Dwarf Long Nose_x000D_ The Nunda, Eater of People_x000D_ The Story of Hassebu_x000D_ The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet_x000D_ The Monkey and the Jelly-Fish_x000D_ The Headless Dwarfs_x000D_ The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened_x000D_ The Boys with the Golden Stars_x000D_ The Frog_x000D_ The Princess Who was Hidden Underground_x000D_ The Girl Who Pretended to be a Boy_x000D_ The Story of Halfman_x000D_ The Prince Who Wanted to See the World_x000D_ Virgilius the Sorcerer_x000D_ Mogarzea and His Son