MYTH, FOLKTALE AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
COMPARATIVE
LITERATURE 234
READINGS REQUIRED
FOR MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Dahl,
Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory.
Ende, Michael. The Neverending Story
(excerpts provided).
Flack, Marjorie. Angus and the Cat.
Say, Allen. Emma's Rug.
African
tales
The Adventures of Mrile
(Chaga)
How the Lesser Gods Came Into the World (Ashanti)
The Hare [and the Baboon] (Thonga)
The Rabbit and the Antelope (Bakongo)
The Fable of the Stomach (Ibo)
The King with the Cannibal Tastes (Hausa)
The Swallowing Monster (Basuto)
M'wambia and the N'Jenge (Akikuyu)
The Wonderworker of the Plains (Baronga)
How the Earth was Peopled (Ngombe)
German
tales
Tom Thumb or Thumbling;
Tom Thumb's or Thumbling's Wanderings
The Companionship of Cat and Mouse
Hansel and Gretel
Red Riding-Hood or Little Red Cap
Rampion or Rapunzel
Clever Peggy or Clever Else
The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
One Eye, Two Eyes and Three Eyes
The Three Feathers
The Queen Bee
Hans my Hedgehog, or John My
Hedgehog
The Swindler and his Master or The Thief and his Master
The Brother and Sister
The Twelve Brothers
The Seven Ravens
Foundling or Foundling Bird or Fundevogel
The Ash Girl or Cinderella
| Hungarian
|
Other
|
| The Black Bull and the Garaboncias | The Pancake (Norwegian) |
| The Grateful Garaboncias | The Giant Who Had No Heart in his Body (Norwegian) |
| Three Kids, the Billy Goat and the Wolf | The Doctor and His Pupil (French) |
| The Son of the Cow with the Broken Horn | Katie Woodencloak (Norwegian) |
| The Witch's Donuts | |
| The Tale of a King, a Prince and a Horse |