Publisher's Synopsis
The Fisherman and His Wife A fisherman finds a magic fish. The fisherman's wife wants a cottage. The fisherman asks the fish and they have it. A week later she wants a house. A week later she wants a palace and she wants to be Queen. The fisherman's wife cannot be happy. She wants to be Emperor of all the world. The Ugly Duckling The ugly duckling runs away from the farm. He runs away from men with guns and dogs to an old hut. He hasn't got any eggs, so he must go. In the winter he's cold and he can't swim. Poor ugly duckling! Nobody likes him. In the spring he flies down to a river and sees his face in the water. He's not an ugly duckling any more!