num_pages: 179
description: Presents several versions of "Beauty and the Beast" and "Cupid and Psyche," and provides several tales that reverse traditional gender roles. Includes commentary on each tale, activities, bibliographies, and a list of sources.Contents: Beauty and the Beast (French) / The Enchanted Tsarevitch (Russian) / The Princess and the Pig (Turkish) / A Bunch of Laurel Blooms for a Present (Appalachian) / The Small-Tooth Dog (English) / The Fairy Serpent (Chinese) / Monkey Son-In-Law (Japanese) / The Lizard Husband (Indonesian) / Cupid and Psyche (Greco-Roman) / The Serpent and the Grape-Grower's Daughter (French) / The Singing, Soaring Lark (German) / East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Norwegian) / Whitebear Whittington (Appalachian) / The Three Daughters of King O'Hara (Irish) / The Black Bull of Norroway (Scottish) / Bull-of-All-the-Land (Jamaican) / Prince White Hog (Missouri French) / The Enchanted Prince (Spanish American) / The Story of Five Heads (African) / The Ten Serpents (Israeli) / Egle, Queen of Serpents (Lithuanian) / Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady (English) / The Laidley Worm of Spindleston Heughs (Scottish) / Kemp Owyne (Scottish) / Pinto Smalto (Italian) / The Dough Prince (West Virginian) / Old Man Coyote, the Young Man and the Two Otter Sisters (Native American)
language: English
title: Beauties and Beasts
titlecomplete: Beauties and Beasts
genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Short Stories, Childrens
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Oryx Books