"A collection of magical Polish fairy tales brought to life by artist Jan Pieńkowski"--Page 4 of cover.

In the summer of 1823, a grizzly bear mauled mountain man Hugh Glass in present-day South Dakota. The animal ripped the trapper up, carving huge hunks from his body. Glass's companions slew the bear, but his injuries mocked their first aid. Two men would stay behind to bury the corpse when it finally stopped gurgling; the rest would move on. Alone in Indian country, the caretakers quickly lost their nerve. They fled, taking Glass's gun, knife, and...

"All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse--it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except...the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution....

A fictionalized biography of the legendary hero of the Old West, who as a fur trapper in 1823, survived an attack by a grizzly bear.

A little old man learns the secret behind a magical fiddle. An undersea princess leaves her amber palace for love. From magical to funny, tender to terrifying, these stories carry the spirit of diverse cultures and traditions.

German tenor Jonas Kaufmann performs popular songs and canzone as well as Italian opera arias and duets with Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili at the Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany.