| PAGE | |
| Each wall was covered with shelves, and each shelf was full of books | Frontispiece |
| The boy grew bold and began to read | 2 |
| The sale of the bull | 11 |
| Barak telling the story of the Magic Gun | 20 |
| Eating the berries | 30 |
| The fish gave a flap, a jump, and reached the water | 45 |
| Barak snatched the honeycomb away, and put it in his mouth | 50 |
| Finding the footprint of the “Shining One” | 56 |
| The Man in the Moon | 60 |
| Marie finding the man | 67 |
| Marie going to the Moon | 69 |
| They came in sight of an enormous tree, upon which grew golden apples | 74 |
| The toys running away | 82 |
About This Book
A collection of short fairy tales retold for children in a bush setting, blending imported folk stories, original creations, and local oral origin narratives. Each piece delivers compact, fantastical episodes featuring enchanted objects, transformations, talking animals, and simple moral lessons about honesty, curiosity, and consequence. Framed as orally told stories with accompanying illustrations, the pieces alternate between whimsical adventures, origin myths, and gentle parables crafted for young listeners.