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“Little Red-Riding-Hood.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 134-136.

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“Little Red-Riding-Hood.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 134-136. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 06/10/2023 - 14:53

Tale Summary

There was once a pretty little village maiden who was very loved by her mother and her grandmother, who had made for her a little red hood which she wore constantly, earning her the nickname “Little Red-Riding-Hood”. One day, her mother told her that her grandmother was unwell and instructed the girl to bring some little cakes and butter through the forest to her. In the woods, the girl met a wolf, who wanted to eat her but hesitated because of a nearby lumberjack. Instead, he asked her where she was headed, and after she told him the location of her grandmother’s house, he told her that they would race to reach it. He got there very quickly, and on arrival pretended to be Little Red-Riding-Hood so that he was let in, and ate the old woman. The girl took some time to reach the cottage, because she stopped often to look at nature on the way, and by the time she arrived the wolf had hid himself in the old woman’s bed. She heard the gruff voice of the wolf and thought that her grandmother must indeed be very sick. The wolf invited her to bed, and she was astonished to see how different her grandmother looked. She remarked on her great arms, her great ears, her great eyes, and her great mouth, and the wolf ate her up.

Fairy Tale Title

Little Red-Riding-Hood

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

Little Red Riding Hood

Tale Classification

ATU 333

Page Range of Tale

pp. 134-136

Full Citation of Tale

“Little Red-Riding-Hood.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 134-136.

Original Source of the Tale

Charles Perrault

Tale Notes

Tale Audio

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Book Title

The Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Mayflower Books

Date Published

1979

Decade Published

1970-1979

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm

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“The Six Swans.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 216-221.

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:22:45 +0000

“The Six Swans.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 216-221. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 06/10/2023 - 13:22

Dinah Maria Mulock

Tale Summary

There once was a king who became lost in a forest, and was so desperate to find his way home that he made a promise to a witch that he would marry her daughter. The king already had six boys and a girl from a previous marriage, and as he was worried that their stepmother may cause them some harm, he hid them in a castle in the middle of the woods, so well that he needed a certain skein of thread to find his way there. His wife became curious as to where he went during the day, and after bribing some servants, heard of the castle and the skein, and made some little white silk shirts, which she had enchanted, to take with her. As she approached the boys thought it was their father coming to visit and ran out to greet him, when the witch's daughter threw the shirts over each of their heads, and they all turned into swans and flew away. When the king next came to visit he found only his daughter, who had not run out when her stepmother came, and learned that his sons had flown away as birds. He wished for his daughter to come home with him, but she persuaded him to let her stay one more night in the castle, during which she snuck off to find her brothers. The next evening she was tired from looking and went inside a little house to rest, finding six little beds. When the sun set, six swans flew through the window and blew off their feathers to reveal themselves as her six brothers, who warned her that they were in a robber's house, and also told her that for a quarter hour every evening they could remove their skins. After entreating them, the boys revealed to her that she could save them under the condition that she not speak or laugh for six years, and in that time make six shirts out of stitchweed. The girl left and gathered the plants, setting herself up in a tree to work. A long time later, the king of that land passed nearby and his hunters found the maiden in the tree, and demanded she climb down. She would not speak to them, nor come down, and instead threw pieces of her clothing at them in hopes it would satisfy them. The hunters grabbed her and took her to the king, whom she also would not speak to, but because of her beauty he fell in love instantly and took her to his castle and married her. The king had a wicked mother who disapproved of the queen, and after the maiden’s first child was born the woman stole it away and smeared blood on the maiden's mouth. She went to the king and accused his wife of eating their child, but he did not believe it, but this happened again after their second child was born. He still would not believe that his wife did this, but after the third child was stolen away he could not defend her and she was condemned to death by fire. The day that she was to be executed was the day that marked the end of the maiden’s six year sentence, and she had finished all six shirts (except for one that was missing the sleeve). Just before the fire was lit, six swans flew to her and were turned back into her brothers after she dressed them in the shirts (except for the youngest, whose left arm remained a wing where the shirt was unfinished). The queen spoke for the first time and told the king of his mother’s deceit, and so their three children were safely brought back and the wicked woman was burnt to ashes. The king and queen lived happily thenceforth with her six brothers.

Fairy Tale Title

The Six Swans

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Maiden who Seeks Her Brothers

Tale Classification

ATU 451

Page Range of Tale

pp. 216-221

Full Citation of Tale

“The Six Swans.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 216-221.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Mayflower Books

Date Published

1979

Decade Published

1970-1979

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm

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“The Iron Stove.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 120-126.

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 02:04:07 +0000

“The Iron Stove.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 120-126. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/07/2023 - 20:04

Dinah Maria Mulock

Tale Summary

One day, a king’s daughter became lost in a wood, and found an iron stove which contained a prince who was enchanted by an old witch and was condemned to spend his life there. The princess heard a voice come from the stove which promised to guide her home as long as she swore to come back, create a hole in the side of the iron, and marry him. She was so frightened that she agreed and was led back to her castle by some companion, she was not sure exactly what. The maiden explained to her father what had happened, and, not knowing that the Iron Stove contained a prince, they sent out a miller’s daughter in her place. After twenty-four hours the girl could not make any impression on the stove with her knife, and when dawn broke she said aloud that she thought she could hear her father’s mill turning. Realizing that she was not the princess, he sent her back, and a swineherd's daughter was sent out to him. She also could not make an impression in twenty-four hours, and when the sun rose she said that she thought she could hear her father’s little horn sounding. The Iron Stove realized she was not the princess, and sent her back to tell the maiden that if she did not keep her promise her father’s kingdom would be reduced to rubble. She had no other choice but to obey and was able to scrape a hole in the Iron Stove within two hours, when she saw that there was a handsome youth inside dressed in gold. Before the princess was taken to the prince’s kingdom, she asked if she could see her father once more. He agreed but warned her not to speak more than three words to him. She was a chatterbox and broke this promise, and the Iron Stove disappeared so that she could not find the youth again. She looked for nine days, when she found a little house that she hoped to take refuge in, and saw that inside there were a number of fat little frogs and a beautifully set table covered in food. A little frog opened the door for her at the command of a very fat frog, and then brought a box, and afterward the princess had dinner and was led to a beautiful bed to sleep. The next day, the old frog gave her gifts from the box including three needles, a plough-wheel, and three nuts, which he said would be important to her journey. She was told that she would need to go over a high glass mountain, three sharp swords, and a great sea to find her prince. She climbed the glass mountain by digging the needles into it as she walked, safely rolled over the swords on her plough-wheel, and sailed across the water to a castle where she took up work as a servant. The prince assumed she was dead, and so was making wedding plans with another lady. In the evening, the maiden bit into one of the three nuts and a beautiful dress appeared which the bride was determined to have, and so gave permission to the princess to sleep outside the bridegroom’s door in exchange. The prince was given a sleeping draught and could not hear his lover calling to him all night long. The next evening an even more beautiful dress came out of the second nut, and again the girl gave it to the bride in exchange for a night outside the bridegroom’s door. He again had a sleeping draught and did not hear her. The next evening an even more beautiful dress came from the third nut and the maiden was allowed another night outside her lover’s door. This time, he did not take the sleeping draught, and realized her to be his true love. They escaped together in the night and went back to the little old house, which they found transformed into a castle, and inside was no longer a group of frogs but many princes and princesses. Their wedding was celebrated, and the princess’s father was brought to them, and so they lived happily together with two kingdoms.

Fairy Tale Title

The Iron Stove

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Search for the Lost Husband

Tale Classification

ATU 425

Page Range of Tale

pp. 120-126

Full Citation of Tale

“The Iron Stove.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 120-126.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

When the princess knocked at the door of the little house, the fattest frog said:

“Maiden sweet and small,

Hutzelbein I call;

Hutzelbein’s little dog,

Creep about and see

Who this can be.”

After the little frog opened the door for her and she told them her story, the fattest frog said:

“Maiden sweet and small,

Hutzelbein I call;

Hutzelbein’s little dog,

Creep about and see;

Bring the great big box to me.”

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Book Title

The Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Mayflower Books

Date Published

1979

Decade Published

1970-1979

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm

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“Snow-white and Rose-red.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 101-108.

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:37:13 +0000

“Snow-white and Rose-red.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 101-108. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/06/2023 - 20:37

Dinah Maria Mulock

Tale Summary

There was once a poor widow, who had two lovely daughters named Snow-white and Rose-red. Snow-white was the quieter and gentler of the two, while Rose-red was more adventurous. They lived together in a little cottage where there were two rose trees out front, one white and the other red. The sisters were perfect and well-behaved, and often went out to play in the woods where the animals greeted them. Their mother never worried about them, even if they slept there overnight. She knew that an angel must be taking care of them, as one night the girls awoke in the woods to see a beautiful child in a white dress, and after she disappeared, saw that they had fallen asleep next to a cliff and surely would have fallen if they took only a few more steps in the dark. The cottage they lived in was kept spectacularly tidy, and when snow fell they gathered in front of the fire with a lamb and a white dove to listen to their mother’s stories. One snowy evening as they were thus enjoying themselves, there was a knock at the door and Rose-red answered to find a bear, who told the frightened children that he meant no harm, and that he was half-frozen and only looking for some warmth. The mother invited him to lay by the fire, and quickly he became friends with the children and their animals. The girls played with him, but when they got too mischievous he told them:

“Little Snow-white and Rose-red,

You will strike your lover dead.”

Every evening the bear came to visit at the same time, but when spring came, he told the girls he must go away, and may not be back again the whole summer. He explained that he had treasures in the woods he must protect against evil dwarfs, who lived under the frozen earth during wintertime but were coming out of the thawed ground. Snow-white was especially sorrowful that he had to leave, and she thought she saw gold when he tore his skin on the door hook as he left. Some time later when the girls were sent to gather firewood, they found a large tree which had been chopped down, and underneath a little dwarf who was trapped. He was very rude with them as they tried to free him, and when they realized that the only solution was to trim his beard, he was furious at them for disfiguring him, and left with a sack over his shoulder. One day, the girls went to the stream to catch fish, and found the same dwarf jumping around in distress, as his beard was tangled in his line and a fish was pulling him along. They once again had to trim his beard to save him, and he was once again very rude, and disappeared with a sack of pearls. Soon after, the girls traveled to town, and on the way found their dwarf acquaintance being carried off by a large eagle. He was ungrateful to them and very rude, and slipped into his den with a sack of precious stones. Later that day, the dwarf emptied the precious stones which shone beautifully in the evening sun, thinking no one would come by so late. On their way back from town the girls stumbled upon him again and gazed at the stones. He admonished them, but suddenly the bear came out of the woods and killed him. The bear’s skin fell off to reveal a handsome young man dressed all in gold, who explained that the dwarf had put a spell on him and was now freed. Snow-white was married to the prince, and Rose-red was married to his brother. When they all moved to the castle with the old mother, she brought the two beautiful roses with her.

Fairy Tale Title

Snow-white and Rose-red

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Two Girls, the Bear and the Dwarf

Tale Classification

ATU 426

Page Range of Tale

pp. 101-108

Full Citation of Tale

“Snow-white and Rose-red.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 101-108.

Original Source of the Tale

This tale is an original written by the Grimm brothers.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Mayflower Books

Date Published

1979

Decade Published

1970-1979

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm

Traditional

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“Brother and Sister.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 127-133.

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:33:01 +0000

“Brother and Sister.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 127-133. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/06/2023 - 20:33

Dinah Maria Mulock

Tale Summary

One day, after being treated wickedly by their stepmother, a brother and sister ran away together to start a better life. They ran the whole day and fell asleep in a hollow tree, exhausted from their travels. The next day was very hot and the brother dragged his sister to a stream for a drink, but the water had been enchanted by their stepmother, who was a wicked witch. The girl heard the stream murmur that whoever drank of it would turn into a tiger, so she stopped her brother from taking a sip. They came upon another stream, which was also under a spell and said that whoever drank from it would become a wolf. The boy was incredibly thirsty, and when they reached a third stream he could not help but drink even though the water warned that he would be transformed, and immediately he became a white roe. His sister promised never to forsake him, and after they found a little empty house in the woods they lived together happily for a long time. One day, the king held a great hunt in the forest which the little roe desperately wanted to see, and after begging his sister consented, but told him that when he returned home he must say: “My little sister, let me in” so that she could unlock the door for him. He sprang off and enjoyed a day of being chased, and the next morning again left to resume the hunt under the same condition as before. All the huntsmen desperately wanted the white roe but could not catch him, and could only scrape his foot with an arrow. One of the hunters followed the limping roe to the house, and observed that when he said “My sister, let me in,” the door opened for him. He told the king what he had seen, and the next day the men were ordered to not wound but only chase the roe. That evening the king came to the little house and said “Dear little sister, let me in,” and the door opened to reveal the most beautiful maiden he had ever seen. She consented to marry him, and went with her brother to live in his palace, where they were both very content. The evil stepmother heard about the wedding and their happiness, and set out to ruin it. She had a very ugly and jealous daughter with only one eye who wished that it was she who married the king instead, so the witch devised a plan. The queen gave birth to a baby boy while the king was away on a hunt, when the witch and her daughter entered her chambers pretending to be ladies-in-waiting. The witch brought the weak queen to a bath, which she had lit a furnace-fire under, so that the maiden was scorched alive. The witch transformed her ugly daughter to assume the form of the queen, but because she could not manage to give her a second eye, the girl was instructed to only lay on her side so it was unnoticeable. The king came home that evening and was delighted to learn of his son, and did not notice that he slept next to a false queen. At midnight, a nurse looking after the boy saw the true queen come through the door and tend to both her child and the roe before disappearing. This happened for several nights, until one night she spoke:

“How is my baby? How is my roe?

I can come again twice, then for ever must go.”

The nurse told the king of this, and that night he stayed up to see the dead queen and hear her say:

“How is my baby? How is my roe?

I can come but once more, then for ever must go”

He did not dare address her, and the next night he heard her say:

“How is my baby? How is my roe?

I can come but this once, then for ever must go.”

He could not contain himself and called out to her, saying that she must be his true wife. She answered that, yes, she was his dear wife, and immediately was restored back to life. She told her husband about the witch, who was then burnt, and the daughter, who was torn apart by wild beasts. As soon as the witch was dead, the white roe resumed his human form, and they all lived happily together until the end of their lives.

Fairy Tale Title

Brother and Sister

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

Little Brother and Little Sister

Tale Classification

ATU 450

Page Range of Tale

pp. 127-133

Full Citation of Tale

“Brother and Sister.” The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 127-133.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Dinah Maria Mulock

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Mayflower Books

Date Published

1979

Decade Published

1970-1979

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm

Traditional

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“The Three Sisters." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 88-95.

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:57:08 +0000

“The Three Sisters." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 88-95. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/24/2023 - 16:57

Giambattista Basile

Tale Summary

There was once an old woman with three daughters. Two of them were very unlucky but the youngest, Nella, was perfect and lucky in every way, making the eldest sisters jealous. The girl secretly was married to an enchanted Prince, who had a wicked mother. So as not to arouse suspicion from her, the Prince made a crystal passage from the royal palace to Nella’s apartment, eight miles in length. He gave her a powder, and said whenever she threw some in the fire, he would instantly come through the passage as quickly as a bird. The two sisters caught on after some time, and broke the passage at parts, so that when Nella gave the signal, her husband hurt himself terribly on the broken crystal, which was enchanted so his wounds were mortal with no human remedy. The King proclaimed that anyone could cure him they would (if a woman) have him for a husband, or (if a man) have half the kingdom. Nella heard this and disguised herself to see him, but night fell as she neared the house of an ogre and she climbed up a tree. From there, she could hear the ogre and his wife talking through an open window, and learned of the manner of how her husband became wounded, wondering to herself who had broken the passage. She then heard the ogre tell his wife that there was a cure, but she must not ever repeat it to anyone. It was the fat of the ogre and the ogress, which if applied to his wounds, would cure him. Nella went to the door and begged for charity, and the ogre feigned charity by letting her sleep in their house, wanting to eat her. Him and his wife were rather tipsy, and fell asleep. Nella took the opportunity to cut them up, collecting the fat into a phial, and went before the court with it. The Prince was instantly cured. The King intended to fulfill his promise, and told the Prince he must marry the girl. The Prince lamented that his heart belonged to another, and Nella asked for a basin of water and washed her face in it, revealing herself as the Prince’s true love. They embraced and she was recognized as his true wife, and then her sisters were thrown into an oven.

Fairy Tale Title

The Three Sisters

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Prince as Bird

Tale Classification

ATU 432

Page Range of Tale

pp. 88-95

Full Citation of Tale

“The Three Sisters." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 88-95.

Original Source of the Tale

Likely a version of "The Lay of Yonec" by Marie de France, a tale from the late 12th century.

Tale Notes

Nella disguises herself by dyeing her skin, and when she first speaks to the Prince after curing him, saying that she is the fire of his heart, the Prince replied that he would sooner take her for the coal than the fire. The story ends with the saying “No evil ever went without punishment.”

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Book Title

Stories from the Pentamerone

Book Author/Editor(s)

Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Macmillan

Date Published

1911

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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“Pinsomalto." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 252-259.

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:38:58 +0000

“Pinsomalto." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 252-259. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/08/2023 - 17:38

Guy Daniels Giambattista Basile

Tale Summary

There once was a merchant who wished to see his only daughter, Betta, married, but she would not consent. One day, he asked his daughter what she would like him to bring back from the fair. She asked for half a hundredweight of Palermo sugar, the same amount of sweet almonds, four to six bottles of scented water, a little musk and amber, forty pearls, two sapphires, a few garnets and rubies, some golden thread, and a trough with a little silver trowel. Her father was puzzled, but brought her everything she had asked for. Betta took the things and shut herself in her chamber, where she used them to make a perfect young man. Having heard of a certain King of Cypress bringing a statue to life, she prayed to the goddess of Love, and made her man real. She named him Pintosmalto, and married him under the approval of her father. At the feast, an unknown Queen took a liking to him and stole him away without issue because of his innocence. Betta resolved to search the world and find him. She set off dressed as a poor girl, and after several months came to the house of an old woman who took pity on her. The woman taught her three phrases to say when in trouble:

“Tricche varlacche, the house rains!”

“Anola tranola, the fountain plays!”

“Scatola, matola, the sun shines!”

Betta continued on to the beautiful city of Round Mount, where she begged for shelter at the palace. There, she saw Pinsomalto pass by, and repeated the first phrase the old woman had taught her. Immediately, a bejeweled golden coach appeared, and steered itself around the room on its own. The Queen said she must have it, and would offer anything. Betta asked for one night at the door of Pinsomalto’s chamber, and was granted it. Pinsomalto was giving a sleeping draught, and the girl spent the whole night lamenting because he would not wake. The next morning, after being led away by the Queen, she repeated the second phrase, which produced a gold cage with a bejeweled bird inside which sang beautifully. As before, the Queen consented to Betta’s wish to spend a night at Pinsomalto’s bedchamber in exchange for the item. Again, he slept through her weeping. The next morning, Pinsomalto met a cobbler who slept nearby, who recounted all that he had heard throughout the night. Pinsomalto resolved not to take the sleeping draught if offered to him, and that night heard all that Betta had to say. She had uttered the last phrase, and exchanged a collection of beautiful textiles for one more night. Pinsomalto embraced her, and went into the Queen’s chambers to take back all Betta had given her, and more. The two then traveled to her home, where her father met her joyfully. The Queen, however, found no trace of Pinsomalto and the beggar-girl, and called to mind the phrase:

“He who cheats must not complain if he be cheated”

Fairy Tale Title

Pinsomalto

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Search for the Lost Bridegroom

Tale Classification

ATU 425

Page Range of Tale

pp. 252-259

Full Citation of Tale

“Pinsomalto." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 252-259.

Original Source of the Tale

Giambattista Basile

Tale Notes

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Book Title

Stories from the Pentamerone

Book Author/Editor(s)

Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Macmillan

Date Published

1911

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

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“The Serpent." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 110-121.

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:58:43 +0000

“The Serpent." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 110-121. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/08/2023 - 16:58

Giambattista Basile

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, there was a poor gardener’s wife named Sapatella who longed for a son. When her husband, named Cola Matteo, one day brought home a bundle of sticks and they found a little snake inside, she despaired that even snakes had children, but not her. The snake spoke, telling her to take him as her child, and she did. When he grew older, he wanted to marry the princess, and told his father to go to the King to ask for her hand. Cola Matteo did this, delivered his message and said:

“The messenger should not be beaten more

Than are the sands upon the shore!”

The King laughed, and promised his permission if the snake could turn all the fruit in his orchard into gold. The serpent, upon hearing this, told his father to gather all of the fruit stones he could find and plant them overnight in the orchard. He did this, and immediately they sprung up into golden fruit trees. The King, pleased, said that the snake must also make the ground and walls of the orchard into precious stones. Cola Matteo collected as much broken crockery as he could find, under the orders of the snake, and threw them into the orchard, where they magically completed the task. The King, again pleased, said that the serpent must turn the castle into gold, and so the snake instructed his father to gather herbs and rub them on the base of the palace. The castle turned into gold, and the king was forced to give up Grannonia, his daughter. When the serpent arrived, everyone except the princess ran and hid out of fear. He took her in his arms, kissed her, and brought her into a room where he shed his snake skin to reveal a handsome youth. The King saw this through the keyhole, and broke in to burn the skin in the fire. The young man then turned into a dove, cutting himself on the window glass as he made an escape. Distraught, the princess snuck out that night to search for him when she came across a fox who offered his company. They slept together in the forest, and when they woke, listened to birdsong. The fox told Grannonia they were talking about what had happened to the King’s son who had been cursed by an ogress to spend seven years as a serpent until he fell in love with a King’s daughter, but also spoke of his head-wound, which was severe. The fox told the girl the only cure was to anoint it with the blood of these birds, and so they waited together for nightfall and the fox then killed them all and put the blood in a bottle. He then told Grannonia the blood was useless unless mixed with his own, and made to run away, but Grannonia lured him back with flattery. She then beat him with a stick and took his blood. When she reached the King of that land, he agreed to give her his son as a husband if he succeeded in curing her. After the blood anointment, the prince was fully healed, and his father said that he had promised him to the maiden who had cured him. The serpent refused, saying that he was already in love, and would never break his devotion to the fair maiden whom he was taken with. Grannonia stepped out of the shadows, and both were joyous. They invited her parents and threw a grand wedding, during which they all made fun of the fox.

Fairy Tale Title

The Serpent

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Search for the Lost Husband/The Animal as Bridegroom

Tale Classification

ATU 425/ATU 425A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 110-121

Full Citation of Tale

“The Serpent." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 110-121.

Original Source of the Tale

Giambattista Basile

Tale Notes

The story ends with this rhyme:

"Pain doth indeed a seasoning prove,

Unto the joys of constant love."

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

Stories from the Pentamerone

Book Author/Editor(s)

Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Macmillan

Date Published

1911

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

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“The Myrtle." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 11-21.

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:34:09 +0000

“The Myrtle." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 11-21. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 02/26/2023 - 12:34

Giambattista Basile

Tale Summary

There was once a couple living in Miano who desperately wanted a child. The woman often said out loud that she would not even care if the child was a sprig of myrtle, and eventually she wore down the heavens and her wish was granted. She planted the sprig in a pot and took good care of it, and one day the King’s son was passing by and took a fancy to it, and convinced the woman to give it to him, and afterwards placed it in his bedchamber and treated it with care. One night after he had gone to bed, a young woman slipped in beside him, and realizing she was a fairy, he felt affection for her. She left before the sun rose, and after seven days like this he burned with desire to see her. So, he tied one of her tresses to his arm, and called one of his chamberlains to light a candle, and found her to be very beautiful. Out loud he expressed his amazement and woke her to confess his love, to which she replied she was his servant and would do anything to please him. He promised to marry her, and after several days of affection, he was called away to hunt a terrible wild boar. Fearful of what might happen in his absence, and feeling jealousy, he orders the fairy to hide back inside the myrtle pot. She asked only that he tie a piece of silk with a bell to the top of the myrtle, and to ring it when he arrived back home so that she could come back out. The prince did this and told his chamberlain to make the bed every day, and to water the myrtle, too. Seven wicked women who knew the prince had a secret passage dug to his chamber, and entered when he left. They came across the myrtle and plucked leaves from it, but the youngest took the whole top, and jingled the bell as she did it. The fairy, who thought the prince was back home, lept out. Jealous of her, the wicked women tore her to shreds (the youngest did not partake) and then left. The chamberlain went to tend to the room, found a bloody mess of body parts, which he placed in the pot. He watered it, made the bed, and ran off in fear. When the prince came home to this, he was distraught, and stopped eating and drinking. The myrtle regrew from what was planted in the pot, and the fairy came out to comfort her love. She told him everything, and the prince called back the blameless chamberlain, and was married to the fairy. All were invited, including the seven wicked women, and he asked everyone what they thought was proper punishment for whoever it was that hurt his wife. When it came to the seven women’s turn to speak, they said whoever did it deserved to be buried alive in the dungeon. The prince obliged, and that is what became of them. The youngest, who did not injure the fairy, was married to the chamberlain, and the prince gave the myrtle’s parents a good sum of money. He lived with the fairy happily.

Fairy Tale Title

The Myrtle

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Common Tale Type

The Girl as Flower, The Prince Whose Wishes Always Come True

Tale Classification

ATU 407, ATU 652

Page Range of Tale

pp. 11-21

Full Citation of Tale

“The Myrtle." Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange, London: Macmillan; 1911, pp. 11-21.

Original Source of the Tale

Giambattista Basile

Tale Notes

There are some racial undertones to this tale, such as "with the heart of a negro" being used as a derogatory phrase to further vilify the antagonists. The story also ends with this rhyme:

"The lame goat will hop

If he meets with no stop"

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

Stories from the Pentamerone

Book Author/Editor(s)

Giambattista Basile; selected and edited by E.F. Strange

Illustrator(s)

Warwick Goble

Publisher

Macmillan

Date Published

1911

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White