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English Fairy Tales

Tom Tit Tot

The Three Sillies

The Rose-Tree

The Old Woman And Her Pig

How Jack Went To Seek His Fortune

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

The History Of Tom Thumb

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

Oyez-Oyez-Oyez

Notes And References

I. Tom Tit Tot

II. The Three Sillies

III. The Rose Tree

IV. Old Woman And Pig

V. How Jack Sought His Fortune

VI. Mr. Vinegar

VII. Nix Nought Nothing

XIII. Jack And The Beanstalk

XIV. Three Little Pigs

XV. Master And Pupil

XVI. Tatty Mouse And Tatty Mouse

XVII. Jack And His Snuff-Box

XVIII. The Three Bears

XIX. Jack The Giant-Killer

XXIX. Earl Mar's Daughter

XXX. Mr. Miacca

XXXI. Dick Whittington

XXXII. The Strange Visitor

XXXIII. The Laidly Worm

XXXIV. Cat And Mouse

XXXV. The Fish And The Ring

XXXVI. The Magpie's Nest

XXXVII. Kate Crackernuts

XXXVIII. The Cauld Lad Of Hilton

XXXIX. Ass, Table And Stick

XL. Fairy Ointment

XLI. The Well Of The World's End

XLII. Master Of All Masters

XLIII. The Three Heads Of The Well

VIII. Jack Hannaford

Source.—Henderson's Folk−Lore of Northern Counties (first edition), p. 319. Communicated by the Rev. S. Baring−Gould.

Parallels.—“Pilgrims from Paradise” are enumerated in Clouston's Book of Noodles, pp. 205, 214−8. See also Cosquin, l.c., i. 239.