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What if silence is your only hope of saving those you love—and leaves you unable to defend yourself?
The Yellow Fairy Book, compiled by Andrew Lang, gathers folk and fairy tales from different traditions. Enchanted animals, dangerous bargains, and brave children share its pages with rulers who mistake flattery for truth. Each story opens another door: from a royal court to a woodland household, from enchantment to a sharp lesson in greed.
In The Six Swans, a sister must rescue her enchanted brothers through silence and endurance, even as others judge her. The Emperor's New Clothes follows a ruler tempted by promises of extraordinary fabric. In Cat and Mouse in Partnership, plans for a shared household put trust beside appetite, with food stored for later.
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- Courage without a sword Discover a sister whose struggle to save her brothers demands patience rather than battle.
- An emperor's costly vanity Watch a love of fine clothes leave a ruler open to deception and sly humour.
- Trust meets hungry appetites Enter a household where two animals' shared plans bring trust and appetite into conflict.
- Help from unexpected places Explore tales where kindness and loyalty can matter as much as facing a monster.
- A world beyond appearances Find stories that look past impressive surfaces to expose stupidity, cruelty, selfishness, and pretence.
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Il libro giallo delle fate
by Andrew Lang
Brave children face dangerous bargains, enchanted animals, and monsters in tales where loyalty can rival a battle.
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The Yellow Fairy Book gathers stories from different traditions rather than following one hero through a single adventure. A royal court may give way to a woodland household, and a story of enchantment may sit beside a sharp lesson in greed. The tales share a world in which animals speak, ordinary objects carry strange powers, and a promise can change the course of a life.
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What stories are in The Yellow Fairy Book?
The collection includes The Six Swans, The Emperor's New Clothes, Cat and Mouse in Partnership, and The Iron Stove, among many others. Its stories range from quests and magical rescues to animal tales and comic accounts of human vanity.
Did Andrew Lang write the fairy tales himself?
Andrew Lang compiled the collection rather than inventing all its stories. The Yellow Fairy Book draws on established folk and literary fairy tales from different traditions. His name identifies the gathering of these stories into one of his colour-named fairy books.
Why is it called The Yellow Fairy Book?
Yellow distinguishes this volume within Andrew Lang's series of fairy books named after colours. It does not mean that the stories all concern yellow objects or golden magic. The volume contains many kinds of tales, settings, and moods.
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Andrew Lang
1844–1912 · Scottish poet and folklorist
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer born in Selkirk in 1844. He lived in London and died in Banchory in 1912. He wrote poetry, novels, literary criticism, and works on folklore. He edited The Blue Fairy Book, published in 1889, and other fairy-book collections, including The Violet Fairy Book in 1901.
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