Folkhumor : Skämtsagor och historier från olika länder för ung och gammal

A lively anthology of folk humor gathers short, witty stories from many lands, each told with the breezy cadence of oral tradition. The tales poke fun at greed, stinginess and foolishness while celebrating cleverness and common sense, making them as enjoyable for children as for grown‑ups who appreciate simple, good‑natured comedy. Cleaned of any coarse material, the collection invites families to share laughter around the same page‑or‑speaker.

One of the opening numbers follows a travelling woodcutter, his two farmhands and a wandering tinkerer as they each wish for a perfect dinner. Their wishes miraculously come true—except for the woodcutter, whose “gift” turns out to be an impossible flood of newborns, sparking frantic confusion and a sudden, mischievous rescue by a troll. The story sets the tone for the rest of the book: quick‑witted, gently moral, and brimming with the timeless charm of everyday folk wisdom.