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*** EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON : TWENTY ONE NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES. EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED BY INGRI AND EDGAR PARIN D'AULAIRE.  THESE TALES HAVE BEENADAPTED FROM THE DASENT TRANSLATION OF THE COLLECTION OF ASBJORNSEN AND MOE.  THE VIKING PRESS, C. 1969 REISSUED WITHREVISED TEXT 1ST ED OF THE REVISED TEXT.   THE DEEP FORESRTS, THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE QUIET CLOSED-IN VALLEYS OF NORWAY ARE POSSESSED OF A MAGICAL QUALITY.  HERE IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE STRANGE CREATURES IN THE SHAPED OF THE MIST ON A BOG, IN THE WEATHERED STONES, THE STRAGGLY ARMS OF A TREE AGAINST THE SKY. (224 PAGES).