Born January 4, 1852 in Germany, author Mite Kremnitz published multiple books about Romania after moving there in 1875. Among her books was a collection of Romanian stories for children entitled Roumanian Fairy Tales (Rumänische Märchen).
Once upon a time something very extraordinary happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told. There was once a husband and wife. The husband had a son by a former marriage, and the wife had a daughter by her first husband. This wicked woman could not bear the sight of her husband’s…
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened it would not be told. There was once a man who had a child. This child was the youngest of seven which the Lord had given him, so it was destined from its birth to be lucky. It was christened John, because all dunces…
Once upon a time something happened. If it hadn’t happened, it wouldn’t be told. There was once a poor widow, so poor that even the flies would not stay in her house, and this widow had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was such a brave fellow that he would have torn…
Once upon a time there was an old widower, who had one daughter; he married again and took for his wife a widow, who also had a daughter. The widow’s daughter was ugly, lazy, obstinate and spiteful; yet as she was her mother’s own child, the latter was delighted with her and pushed every thing…
Once upon a time something extraordinary happened. If it had not happened it would not be told. There was once an emperor and empress who were childless. So they sought out all the wizards and witches, all the old women and astrologers; but their skill proved vain, no one knew how to help them. At…
Once upon a time something wonderful happened. If it hadn’t happened, it wouldn’t be told. There was once a good for nothing fellow, who was so poor and needy that he had not even enough to eat to be able to drink water after it. When he had wandered through all the countries in the…
Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman, who had not a single child in their old age, and it was very hard for them, because they had no help, not even to light the fire; when they came home from working in the fields, they were obliged to begin…
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told. There was once a fisherman, neither very well off nor very poor, but he was young, with a mustache that curled fiercely at the ends, you know, and a fine-looking fellow. Whenever he passed the imperial palace, the emperor’s…
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told. There was once an emperor who had three daughters; the oldest was beautiful, the middle one more beautiful, but the youngest, Ileane, was so fair that even the sun stopped to gaze at her and admire her charms. One…
There was once an old man and an old woman. The old woman had a hen and the old man had a rooster; the old woman’s hen laid two eggs a day and she ate a great many, but she would not give the old man a single one. One day the old man lost…