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This is a collection of retold folktales from around the world. Richard Adams is a very fine writer and the stories are well done. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because of the frame system he chose to work in. Each folk tale is "told" by much more modern characters who are relating the tales to children or friends. In an effort to make the 'telling' seem realistic, there are occasional interruptions by life events, comments by the listeners etc. These interruptions are only seen via the responses of the story teller, but--to me--they often seemed to interrupt the flow of the tale and make it far too clear that I was reading a contrivance. I would have far preferred a straight telling of the tales without the frame. The tales themselves were very strong.