Readers unused to the ways of mountain spirits should beware! Rubezahl encountered in these clever and humorous stories, can charm you beyond belief. He is introduced for the first time to English-speaking readers in this book by Piri Korngold Nesselrod, in stories collected by a prolific German writer, J.K.A. Musaus, a contemporary of Goethe, back in the eighteenth century.Believed to have inhabited the underground territories of the Giant Mountains in the provinces of Bohemia and Silesia, the mountain spirit Rubezahl has for centuries, been the talk of the local townsfolk. In turn sympathetic and vengeful, often a prankster, but always magical, Rubezahl leaves an impression on all who meet him. Readers young and old will likewise enjoy this comical and enchanting mountain legends.