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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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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
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
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
VIII. Jack Hannaford
IX. Binnorie
X. Mouse And Mouser
XI. Cap O'rushes
XII. Teeny-Tiny
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
XX. Henny-Penny
XXI. Childe Rowland
XXII. Molly Whuppie
XXIII. Red Ettin
XXIV. Golden Arm
XXV. Tom Thumb
XXVI. Mr. Fox
XXVII. Lazy Jack
XXVIII. Johnny-Cake
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

XL. Fairy Ointment

Source.—Mrs. Bray, The Tamar and the Tavy, i. 174 (letters to Southey), as quoted by Mr. Hartland in Folk−Lore, i. 207−8. I have christened the anonymous midwife and euphemised her profession.

Parallels.—Mr. Hartland has studied Human Midwives in the Archaeol. Review, iv., and parallels to our story in Folk− Lore, i. 209, seq.; the most interesting of these is from Gervase of Tilbury (xiii. cent.), Otia Imper., iii. 85, and three Breton tales given by M. Sebillot (Contes, ii. 42; Litt. orale, 23; Trad. et Superst., i. 109). Cf. Prof. Child, i. 339; ii. 505.