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"Battle of the Monkey and the Crab tells how the monkey tricked the crab, and how the crabs got revenge with the help of rice - mortar, pounder, bee, and egg." (The International Children's Digital Library,…

Message on card reads "This place we intended going to see today, but all seats were booked. R."

Message on card reads "We have been along this bottom road this morning. We have been staying in Matlock fro Easter, had a nice time. R."

Indian and Colonial Series

"An old man captured a mischievous badger and hung it to a rafter by the feet. While the old man was away, the badger tricked his wife into undoing the cord, and then killed her. Later, as the old man lamented his wife's death, a hare came forward…

"An old man captured a mischievous badger and hung it to a rafter by the feet. While the old man was away, the badger tricked his wife into undoing the cord, and then killed her. Later, as the old man lamented his wife's death, a hare came forward…

Second edition

Message on card reads "This I have not seen. R."

Message on card reads "This place we have not seen. R."

Preface signed: Providence, R.I., April, 1886.

Message on card reads "This is one of the places I habe seen, it is very pretty. R."

This is the story of eighty one brothers who wish to be King and their encounters with a hare without fur in need of help.

Message on card reads "This is not very far from Matlock, near it is a fish pond full of lovely fish. R."

This fairy tale tells the story of a young girl whose mother gives her a special mirror.

"An old man with a big lump on his right cheek was caught in a rainstorm in the mountain and took refuge in the hollow of an old tree. Before long, a great crowd of devils came along and began to enjoy a feast accompanied by a lot of songs and…

"When a dog began scratching at a certain spot, a kind - hearted old man, the master of the dog, dug there and found a quantity of gold. A neighboring greedy old couple borrowed the dog, which began scratching at another spot. But when they dug…

This Japanese tale retails the story of a fairy, guardian of the sea, who is expelled from the fairy-land and encounters an eight - headed serpent to save a young girl.

"When he found a tortoise on his line, the fisher - boy named Urashima unhooked it and threw it back into the sea. Thereafter, the tortoise, disguised as the daughter of the Sea - God, guided him to the Dragon Palace, where the two married and lived…