Stan Bolovan
Stan Bolovan tells of a weary father who sets off into the world to find a way to feed his hundreds of children. He feels the strain of this heavy burden until his battle with the fearsome dragon . . . .
Selections from the Violet Fairy Book features the following stories collected by Andrew Lang and illustrated by Golden Age illustator H.J. Ford: The Three Wonderful Beggars, Three Princes and Their Beasts, The Nine Pea Hens and the Golden Apples, Stan Bolovan, The Fairy of the Dawn, The History of Dwarf Longnose.