What are the best traditional children's story anthologies?

From Arabian Nights to Welsh legends to Laureate na n’Óg Eoin Colfer’s Once Upon a Place project, the Book Doctor recommends anthologies of stories that help us get to know a country’s culture

To build up awareness of other countries I am looking for traditional stories which give a flavour of a particular country while also having an appeal across borders. Can you suggest any collections which would do this?

Some of the best loved stories from every country turn out to be variations on a theme with each country adding elements of their own to make it fit.

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