40+ English Fairy Tales

A word or two as to our title seems necessary. We have called our stories Fairy Tales though few of them speak of fairies. The same remark applies to the collection of the Brothers Grimm and to all the other European collections, which contain exactly the same classes of tales as ours. Yet our stories are what the little ones mean when they clamour for "Fairy Tales," and this is the only name which they give to them. One cannot imagine a child saying, "Tell us a folk-tale, nurse," or "Another nursery tale, please, grandma." As our book is intended for the little ones, we have indicated its contents by the name they use. The words "Fairy Tales" must accordingly be taken to include tales in which occurs something "fairy," something extraordinary--fairies, giants, dwarfs, speaking animals. It must be taken also to cover tales in which what is extraordinary is the stupidity of some of the actors.


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Contents


Tom Tit Tot


The Three Sillies


The Rose-tree


The Old Woman And Her Pig


How Jack Went To Seek His Fortune


Mr. Vinegar


Nix Nought Nothing


Jack Hannaford


Binnorie


Mouse And Mouser


Cap O' Rushes


Teeny-tiny


Jack And The Beanstalk


The Story Of The Three Little Pigs


The Master And His Pupil


Titty Mouse And Tatty Mouse


Jack And His Golden Snuff-box


The Story Of The Three Bears


Jack The Giant-killer


Henny-penny


Childe Rowland


Molly Whuppie


The Red Ettin


The Golden Arm


The History Of Tom Thumb


Mr. Fox


Lazy Jack


Johnny-cake


Earl Mar's Daughter


Mr. Miacca


Whittington And His Cat


The Strange Visitor


The Laidly Worm Of Spindleston Heugh


The Cat And The Mouse


The Fish And The Ring


The Magpie's Nest


Kate Crackernuts


The Cauld Lad Of Hilton


The Ass, The Table, And The Stick


Fairy Ointment


The Well Of The World's End


Master of All Masters


The Three Heads of the Well


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