Five short stories about thieves are selected from several books of fairy tales from various sources. These tales are designed to be fascinating reading for young children. The tales are: (1) The Black Thief and the Knight of the Glen, (2) The Master Thief, (3) Pinkel the Thief, (4) The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar, and (5) The Forty Thieves. Children have enjoyed reading these fairy tales for years and it is good to find them in one single volume.