This book is a collection of fairy tales from Poland, Russia, Bohemia and Serbia. It may be said that Bohemian stories, perhaps through the genius of the poet who preserved them, are more artistic, more elegant, and more complete than other stories in their original form. Those from Poland reflected the passive virtues and amiable warmth of the peasants they portrayed. The characteristic of the Russian stories is simpler, even a little childish. And the combination of the Serbian's exalted imagination and keen feeling, their vigorous and beautiful romance made Goethe admired.