1890-1899

“Allerleirauh; or, the Many-Furred Creature.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 276-281.

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:32:07 +0000

“Allerleirauh; or, the Many-Furred Creature.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 276-281. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 03/17/2024 - 13:32

Andrew Lang Brothers Grimm

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, a king’s beautiful wife was on her deathbed, and had her husband promise not to remarry unless he found someone just as pretty as her, and with such golden hair as she had. No one in the land could match her beauty, until his daughter had grown up and was the spitting image of her mother. The king decided to have her married to one of his councilors so that they would become the new king and queen, but the princess was not pleased and did not want to marry. To stall the wedding, she requested that first she must have three dresses; one as golden as the sun, one as silver as the moon, and one as shining as the stars. She also demanded a cloak made out of all the different types of animals of the kingdom. These seemingly impossible tasks were completed, and so the princess masked her face with soot, put on her fur cloak, and ran away to avoid the marriage, taking the three dresses, a gold ring, a little gold spinning-wheel, and a gold reel with her. She traveled through the forest into a nearby kingdom, and the next day the king and his hunters found her and marveled at what a strange creature she was. She begged to go with them, and so they showed her a tiny room under the stairs of the castle to live and was given a job doing dirty work in the kitchen. It came time that a great feast was to be held, and the Many-Furred Creature begged the cook to let her watch, and he agreed that she could be gone for a half-hour. The princess cleaned her skin and put on the dress as golden as the sun, and everyone at the feast was amazed by her beauty, including the king, who danced with her and thought he had never seen any maiden so fair. After the dance ended she ran off to transform back into the Many-Furred Creature, and the cook gave her the task of cooking soup for the king. She made a delicious bread-soup and dropped her golden ring into it. The king was puzzled by the ring in his soup, and found that the Many-Furred Creature had prepared it, but she would not admit it was her ring when questioned. After some time there was another feast, and again the princess was allowed time to watch, and this time cleaned herself and wore the dress as silver as the moon. She danced with the king again, which pleased him, and disappeared afterwards to change into the Many-Furred Creature. She again prepared bread-soup and placed inside her tiny golden spinning-wheel, which again confused the king but she would not let on that she had put it there. The cook was growing frustrated with the girl because the king always liked her soup more, and it took more begging for her to attend the third feast. She put on the dress as shining as the stars and danced again with the king, and he placed a gold ring on her finger without her noticing. The dance lasted longer than usual and when the princess broke away she did not have time to change, and instead draped the many-furred cloak over her dress, and did not use enough soot to cover her skin on her finger. She made bread-soup for the king and dropped her gold reel in it, and this time when he questioned her about it he noticed the gold ring and the white finger, and tore the cloak off to reveal that she was the princess he had danced with. They were wed and lived happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

Allerleirauh; or, the Many-Furred Creature

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

Peau d'Âne

Tale Classification

ATU 510B

Page Range of Tale

pp. 276-281

Full Citation of Tale

“Allerleirauh; or, the Many-Furred Creature.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 276-281.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

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“The Enchanted Snake.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 186-193.

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 03:01:59 +0000

“The Enchanted Snake.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 186-193. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/23/2023 - 21:01

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a poor woman named Sabatella who longed for a child. Her husband, Cola-Mattheo brought a baby snake home, who asked her to mother him. The snake grew bigger and bigger under her care, and one day told Cola-Mattheo about his desire to marry the princess, and asked the man to go to the King and ask for this. The King told him that if the snake could turn the palace into ivory, gold, and silver by noon the next day, he may have his daughter. The snake told his father to find green herbs and rub them on the castle before dawn, and so he did, and the castle was transformed per the King’s task. Delighted, the King demanded more tasks be fulfilled, starting with turning the paths and walls of his garden into pure gold. The snake told his father to collect rubbish from the streets and throw it into the garden, and when Cola-Mattheo did this the next morning, it was all transformed into gold. The King then asked for all the trees and fruit of his garden to be turned into precious stones, and the snake told his father to buy fruits from the market and sow the seeds in the palace garden. When Cola-Mattheo did this the next morning, the King’s wish was fulfilled, and he felt obligated to give his daughter, named Grannonia, to the snake. Her new bridegroom appeared at court in a gold carriage drawn by six white elephants, but despite his elegance, all were afraid of him and fled, all except for Grannonia. The snake wrapped itself around her and led her into a room and shut the door, and here he shed his skin and became a beautiful young man. The King and his wife peeked through the keyhole and were amazed, and together burst into the room to burn the skin, causing the prince to transform into a dove and fly away out the window. The princess could not be comforted and disguised herself as a peasant woman and left to find her love, and soon met a fox on the outskirts of the town who offered to accompany her. She gladly accepted, and the next day they awoke together to listen to the birdsong. The fox, after much entreatment by the princess, told her that the birds spoke of the misfortunes of a beautiful young prince whom a wicked enchantress turned into a snake for seven years, and who had wounded himself mortally while flying out of a window as a dove. Grannonia asked the fox if there was any hope, to which he replied that the prince was the son of the King of Vallone Grosso, and the only way to save him was to rub his wounds with the blood of the very birds they listened to. The fox agreed to catch the birds for her that night, and the princess collected the blood in a little vial. The fox then told her the blood was useless unless it was mixed with his own, and so she resorted to flattering the fox into staying with her for the rest of the journey. Not long after, the girl killed him with a stick and collected his blood, and then went straight for the Royal palace. The King granted her permission to see the prince, promising him to her in marriage if she could cure him. When she rubbed the wounds with the blood, he was instantly cured, and the King informed his son that he was to be married with the peasant woman who had cured him. The Prince answered that he couldn’t because he was already in love with another maiden, and would not consent to the marriage, and told the disguised Grannonia that nothing could change his mind. She threw off her disguise and revealed herself, and the joyful prince informed his father who she was. A wedding feast was thrown, and proved that there is nothing better for the joys of true love than pangs of grief.

Fairy Tale Title

The Enchanted Snake

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

The Search for the Lost Husband

Tale Classification

ATU 425

Page Range of Tale

pp. 186-193

Full Citation of Tale

“The Enchanted Snake.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 186-193.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

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Brothers Grimm. "The Six Swans." Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Walter Crane and E. H. Wehnert, Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1896.

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:40:08 +0000

Brothers Grimm. "The Six Swans." Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Walter Crane and E. H. Wehnert, Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1896. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 03/17/2023 - 10:40

Tale Summary

There was once a King who met an old woman while lost in the woods. She was a witch and promised to show him the way out as long as he took her daughter for his bride. He had seven children from a previous marriage, six boys and one girl whom he adored more than anything. They were sent to a castle in the woods for he feared their new stepmother would treat them poorly, and the queen soon began to wonder where her husband so frequently went. She bribed some servants and set out for the castle, and brought with her some silk shirts with enchanted charms. The boys thought it was their father returning and ran out to meet him, and the witch threw the shirts on each of them, turning them into swans. The next day, the king went to visit his children but found only his daughter. The king wished to take her with him to protect her, but because she was scared of his wife, she was allowed to spend one more night in the castle. That night, she resolved to find her brothers and went far into the woods until she was too weary to go on, and entered a hut she found. At sunset, six swans flew to the window and took off their swan-skins to reveal her brothers, who warned her she was staying in a robber’s hut, and that they could only be boys for fifteen minutes every day. They told her that in order to set them free, she would not be allowed to speak or laugh for six years, and in that time make six shirts out of aster flowers. She worked on this for a while, until some huntsmen of that country came by her tree and she was called to. She did not speak, and instead offered pieces of what she was wearing in the hopes of contenting them, but she was instead taken in front of the king. She did not answer him either, but she was so beautiful that he began to fall in love with her and they were soon married. However, he had a wicked mother who thought ill of the maiden, and when she bore her first child to the queen, the woman stole the baby away and smeared blood on the maiden’s mouth. The king did not believe his mother’s entreaty that his wife ate the child, and after their next child was born, the same trick was played. He still did not believe this was possible, but after the third baby disappeared, he condemned his wife to death by fire. On the day she was sentenced, it was the very last day of the six years, and she had finished all but one shirt, which needed its left sleeve. She cried out when the kindling started, for she saw six swans flying. She threw the shirts over them and they turned back into boys (although the one who wore the shirt with the sleeve missing had a wing instead of one of his arms). She told the king all that had happened, and the wicked woman was burned in her stead. The maiden and the king lived happily together with the six brothers for many years.

Fairy Tale Title

The Six Swans

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Walter Crane
Edward Henry Wehnert

Common Tale Type

The Maiden who Seeks Her Brothers

Tale Classification

ATU 451

Page Range of Tale

pp. 31-34 (on document)

Full Citation of Tale

Brothers Grimm. "The Six Swans." Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Walter Crane and E. H. Wehnert, Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1896.

Original Source of the Tale

Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

When her brothers tell the maiden what she can do to save them, they tell her they think it will be too difficult for her.

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Book Title

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm

Illustrator(s)

Walter Crane
Edward Henry Wehnert

Publisher

Donohue, Henneberry & Co.

Date Published

1896

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

Chicago

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Link to Digital Copy

Available at the University of Florida Digital Library

Book Notes

None

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“The Horned Women.” Celtic fairy tales, edited by Joseph Jacobs, New York: A.L. Burt Co., 1899, pp. 30-33.

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 22:51:17 +0000

“The Horned Women.” Celtic fairy tales, edited by Joseph Jacobs, New York: A.L. Burt Co., 1899, pp. 30-33. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 01/08/2023 - 15:51

Joseph Jacobs

Tale Summary

There was once a wealthy woman who one night was carding and preparing wool while the rest of the house was asleep. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and someone calling themselves the Witch of one Horn demanded entry. The woman let her in, and the witch, who had one horn, sat by the fire and began to card wool. After she wondered aloud where the rest of her party was, there was another knock at the door, and the woman let in the Witch of two Horns, who immediately began spinning. This continued until there were twelve witches in the house, each with one more horn than the last so that the final witch had twelve. They all sat in silence for a long time working on their threads, and then one of them called to her in Irish and demanded the woman make a cake for them. The witches told her to take a sieve to the well to gather water to bake with, and the woman wept when she was unable to gather any. Then a voice came from the well and told her to take yellow clay and moss to plaster the sieve in order to gather water, which worked. The voice also told her to go to the north corner of the house and say:

“The mountain of the Fenian woman and the sky over it is all on fire”.

When she did this, the witches all fled back to their homeland of Slievenamon, and the spirit of the well told the woman to protect her house from their return. She sprinkled the water she used to wash her children’s feet with on the threshold. The witches had made a cake with the blood of the sleeping family, and the woman took this cake and put it in their mouths, and they were revived. She then took the cloth the witches wove and placed it half in and half out of the chest with the padlock. Lastly, she secured the door with a crossbeam. The witches returned and demanded entry, but the water, the cake, the cloth, and the door all denied them. They returned to their homeland, and the woman was left in peace, and a mantle that was left behind by one of the witches was hung and kept in the family for five hundred years.

Fairy Tale Title

The Horned Women

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Joseph Jacobs

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

John D. Batten

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 30-33

Full Citation of Tale

“The Horned Women.” Celtic fairy tales, edited by Joseph Jacobs, New York: A.L. Burt Co., 1899, pp. 30-33.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

Celtic fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Joseph Jacobs

Illustrator(s)

John D. Batten

Publisher

A.L. Burt Co.

Date Published

1899

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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“The Three Little Pigs.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 100-105.

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:57:26 +0000

“The Three Little Pigs.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 100-105. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 01/02/2023 - 07:57

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who lived together on a farm with their mother. The oldest was named browny, and he was very dirty and loved playing in the mud. The second was named Whitey, who was very greedy and always looking forward to her next meal. The youngest was named Blacky, and he was very handsome and sensible. When the mother pig felt that she would soon pass away, she decided to build each of the pigs their own house and asked each of them what kind they would prefer. Browny said he wanted a house of mud, Whitey requested a house made of cabbage, and Blacky decided on a house made of bricks. Before she died, the mother pig warned all of her children of their enemy the fox, who they must never let inside their homes. Sometime after she died and the three pigs are living in their own houses, Browny heard a voice at his front door asking permission to come inside. Browny recognized the fox and refused to let him in, but the fox dug through the mud and carried the pig back to his den. Next, the fox visited Whitey who also denied him entry, but he bit his way through the cabbage walls and brought her back with him to the den. Blacky is the last to be visited by the fox, and when he was not let in, he was unable to dig or bite his way through the brick walls and walked away defeated, though vowing to someday get him. One day, Blacky walked home from the market with a kettle when he heard the fox nearby. He opened the kettle lid and hid inside it, sliding down the hill to the front door of his house. The fox was disappointed to see it was only a kettle until Blacky emerged and ran inside. Hearing the fox coming, Blacky took the kettle and boiled water in it, and left the top off, so that when the fox came down the chimney he fell right into it and died. Blacky set off to the fox’s den to set free Browny and Whitey, who both were set right and were rid of the faults that nearly had them killed.

Fairy Tale Title

The Three Little Pigs

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 100-105

Full Citation of Tale

“The Three Little Pigs.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 100-105.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

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“Fairy Gifts.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 64-67.

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:56:36 +0000

“Fairy Gifts.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 64-67. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 12/31/2022 - 10:56

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

In the kingdom of the Flower Fairy there lived many princes and princesses who had been with her since their infancy. It was customary for them to remain with her until they were grown up, at which time they would go out into the world with a gift from the Flower Fairy. She wished to know how previous princesses were fairing in the world, so she sent out Princess Sylvia, who would herself soon be ready to leave the Flower Fairy, to visit with them. She first was sent to the court of Iris, who was given the gift of beauty and stayed for two months. When Sylvia returned, she told of how Iris came to rely on her beauty and let all other traits fall away, and that she fell ill and lost her beauty. Iris seemed very unlikeable, and all the things about her that were tolerable when she was pretty were no longer bearable. Sylvia then went off to see Princess Daphne, given the gift of eloquence and returned very quickly. She told how the gift of eloquence made her unbearably talkative. Then, Sylvia went to visit Princess Cynthia, who was given the gift of pleasing. When she returned to the Flower Fairy, she explained that it at first seemed like the perfect gift, but she realized that in order to please everyone else she could never really be sincere or happy. Sylvia then goes to see Princess Phyllida, who was given the gift of wit, and when she returned told of how it was a wonder only for a short time before realizing that it made her frequently ill-natured. When it came time for Sylvia herself to receive her gift, she asked for a quiet spirit, which would make life a constant happiness for her and everyone around her.

Fairy Tale Title

Fairy Gifts

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 64-67

Full Citation of Tale

“Fairy Gifts.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 64-67.

Original Source of the Tale

From the Comte de Caylus.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

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“Rosanella.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 48-55.

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:12:05 +0000

“Rosanella.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 48-55. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 12/31/2022 - 10:12

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

After the death of the Queen of Fairies, it became necessary to elect a new sovereign, and the final decision would name either the fairy Surcantine or the fairy Paridamie to the position. To decide, each fairy would produce a wonder, and whichever greater would be Queen. Surcantine would produce a prince who could never remain constant, and Paridamie would produce a princess so charming that everyone would fall in love with her. King Bardondon and his wife, Queen Balanice, had a little daughter named “Rosanella” (called so for a birthmark on her neck in the shape of a rose), and just after the assembly of fairies, she was stolen away in the night. The couple left for their palaces in the countryside, and one day, the Queen was met with twelve lovely peasant girls each carrying a basket for her. In each basket, was a baby, all with a flower birthmark. The Queen raised these twelve little girls, who each possessed their own personality as if each one of them embodied a certain quality, and they all were named after these traits (Joy, Grave, Sweet, and others). Meanwhile, Surcantine’s prince was a son of a king who was a cousin to Bardondon, named Prince Mirliflor, and was raised to be perfectly charming, and very handsome, the only thing lacking was constancy. By his eighteenth birthday, he had been with every girl in his kingdom and took a trip to see Bardondon’s court. He met the twelve lovely girls and was immediately taken with them. When he was sad he talked with Grave, he laughed with Sweet, looked at Beauty, and held the hand of Loving. One day, the Queen gave a garden party with all in attendance, but it was interrupted by a swarm of giant bees, which carried away all twelve princesses. The prince was inconsolable and found no happiness anywhere or in anyone. One day, Paridamie arrived with a beautiful princess, who she told the Queen is her daughter, Rosanella, whom she stole from the cradle. Rosanella and Mirliflor met each other, and he found that she embodied all of the individual qualities of the twelve princesses in one person. He asked for her hand in marriage, and Paridamie wins the competition.

Fairy Tale Title

Rosanella

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 48-55

Full Citation of Tale

“Rosanella.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 48-55.

Original Source of the Tale

From the Comte de Caylus.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

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“The Half-Chick.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 27-31.

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 17:53:32 +0000

“The Half-Chick.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 27-31. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/30/2022 - 10:53

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, there was a black Spanish hen who had chicks, and one of them hatched out of his egg with the appearance of being cut in half. He had only one wing, one eye, and one leg, and his mother named him “Medio Pollito,” which is Spanish for half-chick. His mother worried for him because he would never be as successful as his siblings, and he would always need to remain with her. This chick was not well-behaved and looked and acted very much unlike his siblings. One day, he decided that he was tired of living in a farmyard, and announced that he intended to make a journey to Madrid to see the king there. Medio Pollito’s mother and siblings entreated him to stay, but he would not listen to them, nor would he listen to his mother’s last advice, which was to be kind and civil to everyone he met. As he hopped along, he came to a stream that was clogged by leaves and weeds. The stream asked him for help, but he haughtily refused and kept walking. Then, he came to a fire that had been left unattended and would soon burn out, which also begged for help from the half-chick and asked for sticks and dry leaves. Again, Medio Pollito refused because his business was too important. Before he reached the castle, he passed by a large chestnut tree where the wind had become caught in the branches. It asked for Medio Pollito’s help to become unstuck, but he again refused. He reached the gates to see the King, when the King’s cook saw him, and thought he would be perfect to make chicken broth for the King’s dinner. Medio Pollito was placed in a pot of water over a fire. The half-chick begged the water for mercy, but the water reminded him how he refused to help when it was clogged by leaves in the stream, and said he was being punished. He begs the fire for mercy, but it reminds him how he refused to stock it with kindling, and that he is being punished. When the cook came to check on him, he found him unsuitable for dinner because he was too burnt, and tossed him out the window. The wind picked him up and also refused to show him mercy, and left him on the top of the steeple of the highest church in town. He remains there today.

Fairy Tale Title

The Half-Chick

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

Demi-cock

Tale Classification

ATU 715

Page Range of Tale

pp. 27-31

Full Citation of Tale

“The Half-Chick.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 27-31.

Original Source of the Tale

From Spanish tradition.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

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“Jack my Hedgehog.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 304-310.

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:53:14 +0000

“Jack my Hedgehog.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 304-310. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/30/2022 - 09:53

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

There was once a successful farmer who had everything he wanted in life except for a child. He told people he wanted one so badly, he wouldn’t even care if it were a hedgehog! His wife finally gave birth to a boy, but from the waist up he looked like a hedgehog. They decided to keep him and name him Jack my Hedgehog, but his father grew to resent him and wish that he were dead. When he was eight years old, Jack asked his father to bring him a bagpipe from the market and to have his rooster shod, and then he would leave him forever. His father is delighted for him to go away, so he does these things. Jack goes off riding the rooster and playing the bagpipe, with donkeys and pigs following him. He goes to the forest, where he makes the rooster fly to the top of a tall tree, and looks after his herd for several years as it grows in size. One day, a king who lost his way heard the bagpipe music and came to Jack for directions. Jack agreed to show him the way back to the kingdom if he puts it in writing that he will give him whatever he first meets upon arriving home. The king agreed, only because he intended to trick the hedgehog boy, and wrote and signed a piece of paper saying he promised to give nothing at all to him. When the king arrived back home, his daughter was the first thing he met, and he told her of the strange creature and of his cunning. Sometime later, another king became lost in the wood and asked Jack for directions. This king wrote a promise on a note, that Jack may have the first thing the king met when he got home. The king’s daughter, who was very beautiful, ran out to greet her father when he returned, and so she is the first thing he met. He was sorrowful that he had to give her to Jack my Hedgehog, but she reassured him that she would do it willingly out of her love for her father. Meanwhile, Jack had amassed a huge herd of pigs and alerted his father that he would drive them back into the village so that the townspeople could kill all that they wanted. His father was vexed because he thought his son was dead but was happy to hear that he would leave again as soon as the blacksmith would shoe his rooster. Jack then sets out for the first kingdom, where everyone had been instructed by the king to chase him away. He flies his rooster to the king’s window and demands his daughter under penalty of death. When she is given to him and they have ridden a way together, he ripped off her beautiful clothes and pricked her all over with his bristles. He does this because of her treachery and sent her back to the castle in shame. Then, he set off for the second kingdom, where everyone had been instructed to cheer and welcome him. He married the princess, who was nervous to kiss him that night because of his bristles, but he told her she had nothing to fear. Jack begged the king to put a guard of four men outside his door, and to have them make a big fire; when he went to bed he would take off his hedgehog skin and the men would need to snatch it up and burn it. They did this, and the enchantment was broken. The king bestowed his kingdom to handsome young Jack, who also visited his father and made amends.

Fairy Tale Title

Jack my Hedgehog

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Common Tale Type

ATU 441

Tale Classification

Hans my Hedgehog

Page Range of Tale

pp. 304-310

Full Citation of Tale

“Jack my Hedgehog.” The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, pp. 304-310.

Original Source of the Tale

Adapted from "Hans my Hedgehog," a story collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Tale Notes

When Jack’s hedgehog skin is burned, he is described as being completely black all over, as if he was burnt. When they wash him, they reveal white skin, and he is then described as a handsome young man.

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2022

Book Title

The Green Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1892

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This is a 1st edition of Lang’s The Green Fairy Book. Green hardback with a gold dragon on the cover. Has the name Betty written in it as well as Montgomery and Kendal.

Traditional

White

“Little Red Riding-Hood.” Old French Fairy Tales, Perrault, Charles, Madame D’aulnoy, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, [1899], pp. 70-75.

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:31:26 +0000

“Little Red Riding-Hood.” Old French Fairy Tales, Perrault, Charles, Madame D’aulnoy, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, [1899], pp. 70-75. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 12/21/2022 - 08:31

Madame D’Aulnoy Charles Perrault

Tale Summary

Red Riding-Hood’s mother asks her to go to her grandmother’s with cakes and butter. She must travel through the woods to get there and while on her way she meets a wolf. The wolf has the desire to eat her but is wary of the woodcutters nearby, so he asks Riding-Hood where she is going. She gives him the details of her grandmother’s house and they part ways. The wolf runs and takes the short route while Red Riding-Hood takes the long route to the house. The wolf arrives at the grandmother’s house first and pretends to be Red Riding-Hood. The grandmother falls for this trick and is eaten in one gulp by the wolf. Later Red Riding-Hood arrives to give her grandmother the gifts and the wolf now dressed as her grandmother lets her in. Red Riding-Hood comments on her grandmother’s big ears, nose, and teeth before she also is eaten by the wolf.

Fairy Tale Title

Little Red Riding-Hood

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Charles Perrault, Madame D’aulnoy

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

Little Red Riding Hood

Tale Classification

ATU 333

Page Range of Tale

pp. 70-75

Full Citation of Tale

“Little Red Riding-Hood.” Old French Fairy Tales, Perrault, Charles, Madame D’aulnoy, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, [1899], pp. 70-75.

Original Source of the Tale

Charles Perrault

Tale Notes

Unlike many versions of this tale, Red Riding-Hood is not saved from the wolf by a woodcutter or a hunter. She is eaten and the story ends. This tale is the first Red Riding-Hood to be published so other authors have adapted it to continue the story and save the girl from the wolf. This tale has some words that are simplified; however, there is no obvious simplification of the tale for young readers. The illustrations are of Riding-Hood and the wolf and are in black and white. There also seem to be two different styles, suggesting that two different illustrators worked on this tale.

AV��ʪ and Curation

Alex Gibbons, 2022

Book Title

Old French Fairy Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Charles Perrault, Madame D’aulnoy

Illustrator(s)

Publisher

Little, Brown, and Company

Date Published

1899

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

Boston

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the CU Digital Library

Book Notes

The book itself is a standard hardcover book. There is a bit of writing in the cover to suggest it was gifted to a Madame Allen in 1901. The illustrations are in black and white with many different styles suggesting many different illustrators.

Traditional

White