This compact volume collects the many voices and images of the stork from European oral tradition and literature. From springtime omens and household folklore to charming tales of the stork as bringer of children, the selection brings together legends, fairy tales and poems that show how this bird has become a symbol of life, return and domestic fate. Collected and edited by folklorist Gundula Hubrich-Messow, the book offers both faithfully reproduced texts and concise contextual notes for readers and collectors of legend and myth.