Painting the moon
Subtitle: a folktale from Estonia
By: Retold by Carl Withers. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams
Contributors: Adams, Adrienne, illus
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: E. P. Dutton
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Folklore
Other titles: Kuutõrvajad. English.
Description: In order to dim the moon's light, the devil tries to paint it with pitch, a project that is only partially successful.
Notes: Based on Die Färber des Mondes (German translation of Kuutõrvajad) from Harry Jannsen's collection: Märchen und Sagen des estnischen Volkes (1888).