ATU 510B

“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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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

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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“Donkey Skin.” Rose Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, 1948, pp. 1-15.

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:42:13 +0000

“Donkey Skin.” Rose Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, 1948, pp. 1-15. Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/01/2023 - 17:42

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a beloved king who had everything his heart could desire, including an ordinary looking donkey which produced bushels of gold pieces from its ears every night. After many years of prosperity, the king suffered the loss of his wife, who begged him before her death that he must marry again, but that he must find a woman more beautiful and better than herself. For some time his counselors sent out requests for portraits of the most beautiful girls in the land, but none were better than the late Queen. One day the king's eyes fell on his adopted daughter and saw that she was more lovely than his late wife and announced his intention to marry her. Not wanting this, the girl went to consult her fairy godmother, who instructed her to ask the king to give her a dress that exactly matched the sky, and she would be quite safe because it was an impossible task. The next morning her father the king begged for her consent, and she replied that she would give him an answer if he presented her with a dress like the fairy had described. She was shocked when he was able to provide this, and so visited her fairy godmother again and was advised to ask for a dress of moonbeams. The next day, she told her father the king what she desired, and the day after, such a dress was laid across her bed, so the fairy godmother instructed her to ask for a dress of sunshine. The king had no difficulties in forcing his tailors to produce this, and the ashamed fairy thought of one other way to save her. At her instruction, the girl requested the skin of the prized donkey, but when it was laid at her feet she grieved her fate. The fairy told her to wrap herself in its skin and run from the palace, assuring her that her dresses and jewels would come to her if she struck the earth wherever she was. The princess traveled for some time unable to find charity, until a farmer’s wife invited her to work, and although the other servants teased her for her donkey skin and dirty appearance, the mistress grew fond of her for working so hard. One day, the girl went to a stream to bewail her fate, and for the first time caught sight of herself so dirty. She dove into the water and bathed but soon had to return to her farm work, so she donned her disguise and took heart in knowing that the next day was a holiday. The next morning the girl stamped the ground and instantly the dress like the sky appeared and she resolved to never miss a chance to wear her beautiful garments even if there was no one to admire her beauty. One holiday the princess had locked herself in her room to wear her dress of sunshine, and the king’s son arrived at the gate to seek some rest from hunting. He explored all the rooms, and when he came upon the locked door he peeped through the keyhole to see an astonishingly beautiful girl. He was told that the room he peered into was the home of the wretched and ugly Donkey Girl, and during his entire ride home he had visions of her beauty. He awoke the next morning in a high fever which no one could cure, and the queen perceived it must be from some sorrow and so implored her son to confide in her. He told her the only thing which would cure him would be a cake made by Donkey Skin, who was explained to the queen by a courtier as a dirty henwife. When she received the request, the girl put on fine clothes and set to making the cake, but lost a ring in the dough. When it was ready, she again put on her disguise to give the dessert to the page, who then gave it to the prince. It provided him relief from his illness and the ring he found gave him joy, but he still worried about how he could see its owner. His fever returned and the doctors informed the queen that he was dying of love, and so immediately she and her husband went to his bedside to promise him whoever he wanted as a wife. He presented the ring to them, proof that the one he loved was no peasant girl. Heralds and trumpeters went through the town to summon every maiden to the palace to see which finger the ring fit. All the nobility failed, then the shopgirls failed, and all the scullions and shepherdesses could not fit it on their fingers either. When there was no woman left, the prince asked for Donkey Skin, whom the courtiers denied from entering the palace because she was too dirty a creature. The trumpeters went to beckon her, and as she had also fallen in love with the prince, she clothed herself in the dress of moonlight with the donkey skin wrapped all around her. The prince was disappointed to see her apparent filth, but was astonished that the ring fit her perfectly. She shed her donkey skin and revealed herself as a beautiful lady. The fairy entered the hall and told the princess’s story and quickly wedding preparations began, with everyone invited. Many showed up in fantastical ways, mounted on elephants and tigers and eagles, and the wonderful wedding was followed by a coronation as the old king and queen were tired of reigning. There was rejoicing for three months, and the new king and queen became much beloved by their subjects.

Fairy Tale Title

Donkey Skin

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Vera Bock

Common Tale Type

Peau d'Âne

Tale Classification

ATU 510B

Page Range of Tale

pp. 1-15

Full Citation of Tale

“Donkey Skin.” Rose Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, 1948, pp. 1-15.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Publisher

Longmans, Green

Date Published

1948

Decade Published

1940-1949

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Presents a collection of fairy tales from the folklore of France, Italy and Spain

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“The Bear.” Rose Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, 1948, pp. 56-63.

Anonymous — Mon, 29 May 2023 03:32:50 +0000

“The Bear.” Rose Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, 1948, pp. 56-63. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 05/28/2023 - 21:32

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

There was once a beautiful princess who lived locked up by her father, as he feared that something would happen to the daughter he loved so dearly. One day, the girl complained to her nurse, who was a witch and told her to ask her father for a wooden wheelbarrow and a bear’s skin so that she may enchant them, making the wheelbarrow move by itself and making her unrecognizable by the bear skin. She did this, and soon was transformed into a bear and wheeled into a forest. The prince of that land was hunting and his dogs soon found her, but she pleaded with him to spare her. Astonished by the talking bear, the prince took her home to his castle where she began doing housework. In a neighboring kingdom, great festivities were being held, and one day the prince announced his intention to go to a great ball that night. The bear girl asked if she could go, too, and the prince only kicked her but the queen allowed her to attend. The girl ran to her wheelbarrow and took off her bear skin, touching both with a magic wand given to her by the witch, transforming the skin into a dress made of moonbeams and the wheelbarrow into a horse-drawn carriage. The prince fell in love with her instantly when he saw her at the ball, where she was the most beautiful lady. After a night of dancing together silently, she left him and quickly returned to the palace so she could change back into her bear skin before she was discovered. The prince told the queen all about the beautiful stranger he had met, which pleased the bear girl to hear. The next evening was a second ball, and she entered the dance in a dress woven out of the rays of the sun. All night she and the prince danced, but she would not speak a word, and when she left a hard rain appeared to stop him from following her. At the third ball the next evening, the girl showed up in a dress made out of starlight and gems, and all marveled at her. A harsh wind kept him from pursuing her home that night, but the prince managed to slip a ring onto her finger before she left. When he arrived back home, he was tired and discouraged, and asked for soup. The bear girl brought it to him, and placed the ring in the dish. When he was done eating he found and recognized the ring, and asked the bear to remove her skin. She did this and appeared to him as a beautiful girl. She explained her story, and the two were married and lived happily for many years.

Fairy Tale Title

The Bear

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Vera Bock

Common Tale Type

Peau d'Âne

Tale Classification

ATU 510B

Page Range of Tale

pp. 56-63

Full Citation of Tale

“The Bear.” Rose Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, 1948, pp. 56-63.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The Rose Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

Vera Bock

Publisher

Longmans, Green

Date Published

1948

Decade Published

1940-1949

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Presents a collection of fairy tales from the folklore of France, Italy and Spain

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“Catskin.” Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys, Ernest Rhys, London: J.M. Dent & Co.; New York : E.P. Dutton & co., 1907, pp. 45-48.

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:01:30 +0000

“Catskin.” Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys, Ernest Rhys, London: J.M. Dent & Co.; New York : E.P. Dutton & co., 1907, pp. 45-48. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/27/2023 - 12:01

Ernest Rhys

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a girl who was born to a father who only wished for a male heir, and so was sent by her mother to live with a foster-nurse in a house by the great oak wood. When she was fifteen years old, her foster mother died. Before this, she had instructed the girl to hide all her pretty dresses by the crystal waterfall, put on a dress of catskin, and go seek work as a servant-maid in town. The girl, now known as Catskin, found work under a cook, who was a mean woman who often beat her. Time came when there was a great ball in town, and Catskin begged the cook to let her go, but she only made fun of the girl and threw water in her face. Catskin went off to her hiding-place in the woods, and sang:

“She washed every stain from her skin,
In some crystal waterfall;
Then put on a beautiful dress,
And hasted away to the ball.”

She went to the ball, where everyone was stunned at her beauty, and the lord only wished to dance with her. After spending the night together this way, he asked where she lived, and she responded:

“Kind sir, if the truth I must tell,
At the sign of the Basin of Water I dwell.”

Catskin slipped away, put on her furry dress, and made her way back to the kitchen unseen. The young squire, the next day, told his mother he would never rest until he found this beautiful girl. After a time another grand ball was held, and when Catskin asked the cook’s permission to go, the woman again teased her and broke a ladle over her head. Back at her hiding-place in the woods, she said:

“She washed every blood-stain off,
In some crystal waterfall;
Put on a more beautiful dress,
And hasted away to the ball.”

Catskin met again with the young lord, and they again spent the night dancing. When it came time for her to part, she would not tell him where she lived, but said:

“Kind sir, if the truth I must tell,
At the sign of the Broken-Ladle I dwell.”

And then she slipped away as before. There was then the greatest ball of the year, and when Catskin asked the cook for permission to go, she ridiculed her and broke a skimmer on the girl’s head. Catskin went back to her hiding-spot, and said:

“She washed the stains of blood,
In the crystal waterfall;
Then put on her most beautiful dress,
And hastened away to the ball.”

She met again with the young squire, and they spent the ball as they had the others, and when it came time to part, Catskin said:

“Kind sir, if the truth I must tell,
At the sign of the Broken-Skimmer I dwell,”

Catskin then hurried away from the ball, but was followed closely by the squire, who saw the disguise she put on at the kitchen. The next day, he took to his bed and called for a doctor, saying that he would die if Catskin did not see him. She was sent for, and the doctor convinced the squire’s mother for her consent in their marriage. Catskin and the squire were then married, and lived happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

Catskin

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Ernest Rhys

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

Peau d'Âne

Tale Classification

ATU 510B

Page Range of Tale

pp. 45-48

Full Citation of Tale

“Catskin.” Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys, Ernest Rhys, London: J.M. Dent & Co.; New York : E.P. Dutton & co., 1907, pp. 45-48.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys

Book Author/Editor(s)

Ernest Rhys

Illustrator(s)

None listed

Publisher

J.M. Dent & Co., E.P. Dutton & co.

Date Published

1907

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London, New York

Publisher Country

United Kingdom, United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of stories split up into three categories: "Fairy Tales and Romances," "Mother Jack's Fairy Book," and "Later Fairy Tales and Rhymes"

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“The Bear.” The Grey Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, pp. 269-274.

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:49 +0000

“The Bear.” The Grey Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, pp. 269-274. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/04/2022 - 18:00

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

There was once a princess so beautiful that her father the king had her locked away inside a tower. One day, she lamented her situation to her nurse, who happened to be a witch, and received advice. She was to ask her father for a wooden wheelbarrow and a bear’s skin. The king was surprised at these requests, but the girl simply said that if he would not let her out of the tower, he to at least grant her these things. The witch touches the two items with her magic wand, and the princess becomes completely disguised as a bear and rides the magic wheelbarrow away from the kingdom. She comes to a stop in the woods where a prince happens to be hunting with his dogs, which he orders to attack. The bear, however, pleads for mercy, and the shocked prince invites her to his home. That night, a neighboring prince was putting on a ball, which the bear asks to attend. The prince kicks her out of the room, but the kind-hearted queen grants her permission. The bear takes off her skin and touches it with the magic wand, transforming it into an exquisite ball dress woven out of moonbeams. The wheelbarrow is also transfigured into a carriage drawn by two steeds. She is the most beautiful girl at the ball, and the prince is completely taken with her. She hurries home as soon as the festivities end so that she can quickly put back on her bearskin, and the prince is not able to follow because of a sudden thick mist. She later hears him tell his mother about the girl he had fallen in love with. The next night, she again attends the ball, now wearing a dress of sun rays, and again, the prince is unable to pursue her home, now because of harsh rain. The third night, after again overhearing the prince telling his mother about her, the bear dons a dress woven out of starlight, and the prince is unable to follow her again because of a great wind but is able to gift her a ring. When he returns home, the prince laments to the queen about his sorrow over the girl because of his deep love, and orders soup to be made for him. The bear brings his dish out to him and drops in the ring before serving it. Slowly slurping his soup, the prince eventually uncovers it, and the bear is revealed to be his princess love. She explains her story to him, and they are wed, and the two reign for many years.

Fairy Tale Title

The Bear

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. 269-274

Full Citation of Tale

“The Bear.” The Grey Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, pp. 269-274.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

This tale is similar in some ways to Cinderella, and also to Donkey Skin.

Tale Audio

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Book Title

The Grey Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1905

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

New York
London
Bombay

Publisher Country

United States
United Kingdom
India

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

One of the 12 color Fairy Books edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by Henry Justice Ford.

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“Donkey Skin.” The Grey Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, pp. 1-16.

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:55:43 +0000

“Donkey Skin.” The Grey Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, pp. 1-16. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/24/2021 - 15:55

Andrew Lang Henry Justice Ford

Tale Summary

The King has a donkey that at night pours gold out of its ears. Before the Queen dies, she says that the king should remarry a woman more beautiful than she is. The King wants to marry his adopted daughter, but she doesn’t want to. So she runs away to consult her fairy godmother. The fairy godmother said that the daughter must ask for a dress that is the color of the sky. The king gets it done. She goes back to the fairy godmother. The fairy godmother said that the daughter must ask for a dress of moonbeams. The King gets it done. She goes back to the fairy godmother. The fairy godmother said that the daughter must ask for a dress of sunshine. The King gets it done. She goes back to the fairy godmother. The fairy godmother said that the daughter must ask for the skin of the donkey that pours gold out of its ears. He does it in an instant and lays it at her feet. Quickly she leaves the castle in the skin of the ass. The king soon realizes this and sends out search parties without success. The girl is hiding at a nearby farm. It is a royal farm, she is renamed “donkey skin” and begins to work there. While she was dressing up in secret for a holiday, the king’s son stopped by and took a peek through the keyhole and sees a gorgeous girl. The king’s son leaves and sleeps with a vision of the girl (the princess) and awakes up with a fever. The king’s son requests a cake made by the donkey skin girl to cure his fever. She makes the cake, and a ring from her hand falls into the cake. The prince eats the cake and secretly finds the ring and tells no-one about it. The prince wishes to marry the woman whose finger fits the ring. They find her at the farm and her hand fits the ring, magically the donkey skin falls off. They live happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

Donkey Skin

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. 1-16

Full Citation of Tale

“Donkey Skin.” The Grey Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, pp. 1-16.

Original Source of the Tale

Basile’s “The She-Bear"

Tale Notes

The maiden wears the skin of a magical ass/ donkey to hide herself amidst the public of the kingdom. This is unique because instead of her hiding in a dresser or being shipped away to another land, as in some persecuted maiden tales, she is instead hiding under a second skin to make herself unrecognizable. There are three black and white illustrations depicting the king and his pet donkey; the fairy, the princess, and the donkey skin; and the donkey skin falling off the princess as the prince stands nearby.

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Book Title

The Grey Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

H. J. Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1905

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

New York
London
Bombay

Publisher Country

United States
United Kingdom
India

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

One of the 12 color Fairy Books edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by Henry Justice Ford.

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