title: The World's Best Fairy Tales
author:  Reader's Digest 
description: A collection of stories from many islands, each of which has the special flavour of its country of origin.
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  From the
  
  
  Stories of Old
  
  
  A Collection of
  
  
  Fairy Tale Retellings
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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