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Norwegian Folk Tales - Asbjornsen and Moe Mordecai Cooke a stripped-back plot and minimalNorwegian Folk Tales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library), by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe ISBN 9780394710549 192 page paperback [also see this book] *** These 35 folk tales have been gathered from Peter Christen Asbjrnsen and Jrgen Moe's landmark nineteenth century collections, acclaimed by Jacob Grimm for their freshness and a fullness that "surpass nearly all others." In this sparkling translation by Pat Shaw and Carl Norman,