AMERICAN FAIRY TALES (Special Nook Edition) by L. FRANK BAUM Author of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ (L. Frank Baum) BESTSELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR NOW AVAILABLE ON NOOK (NOOKBOOK)

AMERICAN FAIRY TALES (Special Nook Edition)
BY L. FRANK BAUM
Author of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

L. Frank Baum
BESTSELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR NOW AVAILABLE ON NOOK (NOOKBOOK)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE BOX OF ROBBERS
THE GLASS DOG.
THE QUEEN OF QUOK
THE GIRL WHO OWNED A BEAR
THE ENCHANTED TYPES
THE LAUGHING HIPPOPOTAMUS
THE MAGIC BON BONS
THE CAPTURE OF FATHER TIME
THE WONDERFUL PUMP
THE DUMMY THAT LIVED
THE KING OF THE POLAR BEARS
THE MANDARIN AND THE BUTTERFLY


Excerpt

"The King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far north country. He was old and monstrous big; he was wise and friendly to all who knew him. His body was thickly covered with long, white hair that glistened like silver under the rays of the midnight sun. His claws were strong and sharp, that he might walk safely over the smooth ice or grasp and tear the fishes and seals upon which he fed.
The seals were afraid when he drew near, and tried to avoid him; but the gulls, both white and gray, loved him because he left the remnants of his feasts for them to devour.

Often his subjects, the polar bears, came to him for advice when ill or in trouble; but they wisely kept away from his hunting grounds, lest they might interfere with his sport and arouse his anger.

The wolves, who sometimes came as far north as the icebergs, whispered among themselves that the King of the Polar Bears was either a magician or under the protection of a powerful fairy. For no earthly thing seemed able to harm him; he never failed to secure plenty of food, and he grew bigger and stronger day by day and year by year.

Yet the time came when this monarch of the north met man, and his wisdom failed him.

He came out of his cave among the icebergs one day and saw a boat moving through the strip of water which had been uncovered by the shifting of the summer ice. In the boat were men."