Includes "The Flea," " Four Brothers Who Were Both Wise and Foolish," "The Half-Chick," "The Carlanco," "Juan Cigarron," and "The Enchanted Mule."

Fairy Tales from Spain is a collection of tales for children written by José Muñoz Escámez. Excerpt: "Once upon a time there was a boy named Rupert, the sharpest and most prudent lad in his village, and indeed in any of those to be found for twenty leagues around. One night he was with a group of boys of his own age, who, gathered round the fire, were listening with amazement to a veteran soldier, covered with scars, which had gained him the modest stripes of a sergeant pensioner, and who was telling the story of his adventures. The narrator was at the most interesting point of his tale."

Eight episodic fairy tales include "The Blue Lake," "The Magic Gifts," "The Enchanted Forest," "The Tinkling Laugh," "The Genie of the Mountains," "The Cave of the Emeralds,""The Fairy and the Prince," and "The Merchant's Fortune."

Twenty-six classic fairy tales are supplemented by extensive literary, cultural, and historical commentary.