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“The Glass Axe.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 141-148.

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“The Glass Axe.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 141-148. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 07/01/2024 - 16:07

Tale Summary

There was once a youth named Martin, whose poor father died and left him and his mother a measly two hundred florins. They soon ran low on food and Martin went to the village with half the money, but spent it instead on a dog named Schurka who was being flogged for eating a pig. His mother was angry and sent him out the next day with the last of the money, but he bought a cat named Waska who was also being beaten. His mother threw him out of the house, and he found work with a rich peasant who he served for a year, at the end of which he was given the choice of taking a sack of silver or a bag of sand. Suspecting some trick, Martin took the sand and left, and in the woods saw a lovely damsel surrounded by fire and used the sand to put out the fire and save her. She turned into a snake and coiled around his neck, and told him that she loved him and would go through the world with him. First, he must go with her underground, where he would be offered treasures by her father, a king, but must only request the ring he wore, because it was magic and could summon twelve men who would do his bidding. The king agreed when he asked, under the condition that he must never tell anyone about it. Martin went home and lived with his mother for some time, after which he decided he wanted to marry the princess of their kingdom. He sent his mother to ask for her hand, which made the King angry, but he said that if Martin was able to build a magnificent castle to his specifications, along with a crystal bridge, all in one day, then he would have his daughter. If he failed, he and his mother would be tarred and burnt at the stake. That night, Martin summoned the twelve men with his ring, and they carried out his exact commands, and when the King saw the result he had to make Martin a duke and marry his daughter to him. The princess resented this and resolved to find her husband’s secret and do away with him, and so she drugged him and he told her about the ring. She took it in the night and told the twelve men to do away with the castle and put in its place Martin’s mother’s house, and to take her to a far-away country where she would be appreciated. The next day, Martin was accused of witchcraft and condemned to a tower to starve to death, but his cat and dog brought him rolls that they stole and promised to find his ring. They talked to every animal they could for directions, and eventually made it to the princess’s new residence, but none of the courtly animals could help them. One day, Waska was hunting in the cellar, when the rat she caught begged for his life and promised her anything, as he was the King of the Rats. She agreed and he gathered his whole court and offered a prize for whoever could fetch the magic ring. One little mouse said that she frequently visited the princess’s room at night, and that the maiden kept the ring in her mouth while she slept. The mouse snuck in that night and tickled the princess’s nose with feathers from her pillow, so that she sneezed and the ring flew across the room. After the mouse brought it back, Waska and Schurka traveled back to the tower and presented the ring to Martin. The twelve men were told to bring food and musicians, and there was a great celebration, which puzzled the people of the town. The King sent a messenger to see what was happening, but he was transfixed with wonder, and after his chief counselors were also awe-struck, the King himself investigated and was spellbound. Martin commanded that the twelve men rebuild his castle and bring the princess back, and then he took aside the King and asked how he should deal with her. The King asked for grace, and so Martin forgave his wife and lived happily ever after with her, his old mother, and his cat and dog.

Fairy Tale Title

The Glass Axe

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 141-148

Full Citation of Tale

“The Glass Axe.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 141-148.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Yellow Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1906

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London
New York
Bombay

Publisher Country

United Kingdom
United States
India

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Though this book is written in prose with more difficult language than other books of fairy tales in the collection, the Preface says this book is written for children.

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“The Magic Ring.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 178-191.

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“The Magic Ring.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 178-191. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/19/2024 - 12:16

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Fairy Tale Title

The Magic Ring

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

The Magic Ring

Tale Classification

ATU 560

Page Range of Tale

pp. 178-191

Full Citation of Tale

“The Magic Ring.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 178-191.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Yellow Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1906

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London
New York
Bombay

Publisher Country

United Kingdom
United States
India

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Though this book is written in prose with more difficult language than other books of fairy tales in the collection, the Preface says this book is written for children.

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“The Witch.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 216-221.

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“The Witch.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 216-221. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 06/17/2024 - 13:05

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a set of twins, a boy and a girl, whose father remarried after their mother’s death and had several more children. The stepmother was cruel and decided to send them to a wicked witch in the woods, telling them it was her granny. The children stopped at their own grandmother’s house on the way and told her where they were headed and she advised them to be civil and pleasant, and sent them along with a bottle of milk, a piece of ham, and a loaf of bread. The witch took them as servants and gave the boy a sieve to carry water from the well, sat the girl down to spin yarn, and told them that she would fry them in the oven if they failed, and then she went into the woods. When the girl cried because she did not know how to spin, hundreds of mice asked her for bread in exchange for help. She gave this to them, and they said that the witch had a cat who would show her a way out of the forest in exchange for ham, and that in the meantime they would spin for her. She went out to her brother, who was also crying, when a flight of wrens asked for the same as the mice and advised the boy to fill the sieve’s holes with clay. After bringing the water back to the house, they fed the cat ham and were given a comb and a handkerchief to throw behind them when they made their escape. The next day the witch gave them more tasks, but as soon as she left they ran away as fast as they could. They met the guard dog, who let them pass when they gave him some bread, and then dangerously unkempt birch branches, which they tied up with a ribbon, and made it to the open fields. When the witch realized they were escaping, she asked the cat, the dog, and the trees why they did not stop the children, and got the answer that the children were kinder than she was. She hurried after the twins, and when they heard her approach they threw the handkerchief behind them and it became a deep river, which slowed her down. They then threw the comb, which became a dense forest, and she was forced to turn back. The two made it home and told their father all that had happened. He drove their stepmother away and lived happily with the children.

Fairy Tale Title

The Witch

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

The Children and the Ogre

Tale Classification

ATU 327

Page Range of Tale

pp. 216-221

Full Citation of Tale

“The Witch.” The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 216-221.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Yellow Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1906

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London
New York
Bombay

Publisher Country

United Kingdom
United States
India

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Though this book is written in prose with more difficult language than other books of fairy tales in the collection, the Preface says this book is written for children.

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“The Buried Moon.” Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, Edmund Dulac, New York: G.H Doran, 1916, pp. 7-14.

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“The Buried Moon.” Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, Edmund Dulac, New York: G.H Doran, 1916, pp. 7-14. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/25/2023 - 20:51

Edmund Dulac

Tale Summary

On days that the moon shone bright, people were very thankful for her, as they could easily find their way home at night through the treacherous bogs of Carland. On nights when she was dim or gone completely, travelers could not find their way and evil creatures came out. She was grieved to learn this, and so at the end of the month she wrapped herself in a black hooded cloak and descended to earth to see how matters stood. She was frightened and fell, and became caught in the tendrils she grabbed to keep her footing. Cries of despair reached her and got closer and closer, until she realized it was a poor lost man who would soon drown. She fought to get free and cast off her hood in the process so that the man was able to safely make his way out of the bog and hurry home. She fought the tangles again so hard that her hood again fell on her face and the darkness returned. All the evil creatures of the bog came out and surrounded her, wanting revenge on the bright thing that for so many nights kept them at bay. They quarreled with each other until dawn on how to best hurt her, and as they began to scatter for fear of the light, they buried the moon in the mud beneath the water of the bog and weighed her down with a stone. A witch called two will-o’-the-wisps to watch and make sure she did not escape. In the following days, the people of the village grew more and more concerned as the moon did not show, and some even went to the Wise Woman of the Mill for advice, but she did not know. In an inn on the other side of the marshes, one man suddenly had an epiphany and told his barmates about the night he almost drowned but a bright light had saved him. They went to the Wise Woman with this news, but she still was not able to foresee anything, and so she instructed each of them to put a stone in their mouth and to carry a twig of witch-hazel into the marshes to find her. She told them to be silent, and that she would be in a coffin with a cross and candle on it. The men set out that night and were plagued the entire journey by vile things grabbing at them, but did find the coffin. They stopped to silently pray before opening the lid, and saw the most beautiful girl in the world shoot into the sky to light up the world. The moon thanked them for saving her, and sent all of the evil creatures back to their lairs.

Fairy Tale Title

The Buried Moon

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Edmund Dulac

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Edmund Dulac

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 7-14

Full Citation of Tale

“The Buried Moon.” Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, Edmund Dulac, New York: G.H Doran, 1916, pp. 7-14.

Original Source of the Tale

An English fairy tale.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations

Book Author/Editor(s)

Edmund Dulac

Illustrator(s)

Edmund Dulac

Publisher

G.H Doran

Date Published

1916

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of folk and fairy tales from Belgium, France, England, Japan, Italy, and Serbia.

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“Jack and the Bean-stalk.” The Book of Fables and Folk Stories, Horace Elisha Scudder, Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 1919, pp. 41-55.

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“Jack and the Bean-stalk.” The Book of Fables and Folk Stories, Horace Elisha Scudder, Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 1919, pp. 41-55. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/31/2023 - 14:59

Horace Scudder

Tale Summary

In the days of King Alfred, in a country village in England, there was a poor woman who had a single son named Jack. She never set him to work, and eventually they were so poor, that they only had their cow left. Jack felt badly that he had not done more, and offered to bring the cow to town to sell, and reluctantly, his mother agreed. Before he made it into town, he met a butcher who offered him a hatful of beans in exchange for the animal. Gladly, he took them and gave the cow away. His mother was distraught and threw the beans out the window, and the two of them went to bed without a bite to eat. The next morning, Jack saw that the beans had sprouted and created a ladder into the clouds. He was curious, climbed for hours, and reached the top where he saw not a living creature. After a while, he met a beautiful lady, and told her all about his journey. She asked him if he remembered his father, and he told her that no, his mother always wept when he brought her up. The lady said that she would explain about him. She told Jack that she was really a fairy, and his father used to be under her care, but she was careless and lost her powers for a time, making her helpless to stop the giant from killing him for his money. The giant told Jack’s mother that she must never speak of her late husband, or else he would kill her and her child. The fairy said that she got her powers back just yesterday, and so set into place the magical events that led Jack to climb the beanstalk. She told him to keep going and find the giant’s house, and that she would help him when the time came, but not to tell his mother anything. Jack traveled until he found the place, and although the giant’s wife warned him of her husband, he pleaded for hospitality and was let in the house. After Jack noticed cages of people, there was a knock on the door, and the boy was hidden in the oven. From there he observed a hen which laid golden eggs. When the giant fell asleep, he took it, and made it back home where it would provide for his mother. The next day he returned, after changing his appearance so the wife would not know him as the thief, and again begged for shelter. He was let in and hid in a closet while the giant demanded his wife bring him bags of money to amuse himself with. Jack knew it was his father’s money, and when the giant fell asleep, ran off with it, giving the guard dog a scrap of meat. After the two day’s journey home (the money was very heavy) he found his mother was sick by his absence, but began feeling better with him around, and so they stayed for three years. But Jack could not stop thinking of his father, and one day returned to the giant’s house, reluctantly let in by the wife and hid in a copper boiler. He saw a harp which played itself, and ran off with it when the giant fell asleep. But the harp called out to its master, and the giant chased Jack, knowing he had stolen his hen and money bags, also. Jack hurried down the beanstalk and called to his mother for a hatchet, which he used to sever the stalk. The giant fell to his death. The fairy then appeared to tell Jack’s mother all that had happened and how brave her son had been.

Fairy Tale Title

Jack and the Bean-stalk

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Horace Elisha Scudder

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

Jack and the Beanstalk

Tale Classification

ATU 328A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 41-55

Full Citation of Tale

“Jack and the Bean-stalk.” The Book of Fables and Folk Stories, Horace Elisha Scudder, Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 1919, pp. 41-55.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Book of Fables and Folk Stories

Book Author/Editor(s)

Horace Elisha Scudder

Illustrator(s)

None listed

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Date Published

1919

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

Boston

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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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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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 Black Bull of Norroway.” 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. 4-7.

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:04:19 +0000

“The Black Bull of Norroway.” 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. 4-7. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 01/22/2023 - 10:04

Ernest Rhys

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a king with three daughters, the youngest of whom was the most beautiful and gentle girl ever seen but the older two rather ugly and proud. One night, the three were talking about who they might marry. The two oldest would not settle below a King or Duke, and the littlest princess laughed at their pride, saying she would be happy even with the Black Bull of Norroway. The next morning the Bull, a horrible creature, came for his bride. The girl’s parents gave the Bull every woman servant, maid, and even their two eldest daughters, in order to spare the princess, but eventually she had to be given up. She traveled a long way on his back until they came to a noble castle, where the lord and his company encouraged them to stay. The princess saw a pin stuck in the Bull’s side and pulled it out, breaking an enchantment and revealing him to be a handsome prince. Suddenly, he disappeared. The princess was so broken-hearted that she searched the world for him. Once, she became lost in the woods, and a little old woman took her into her hut. In the morning, she gave the princess three nuts, and told her not to break them until her heart was “like to break and owre again like to break”. She went off, and had not traveled far when she saw many people riding merrily by, all speaking of the Duke of Norroway’s wedding. The Duke was announced, and she saw her prince ride with a beautiful lady, and feeling her heart break, broke one of the nuts, and out came a little woman carding wool. She went to the castle and offered this gift to the lady in exchange for delaying her marriage by a day and giving her a night alone with the Duke, which she eagerly accepted. The princess spent the night singing to the Duke, but he did not wake. The next day, she broke another nut and out came a little woman spinning wool, which she exchanged again to the lady for the same as before. Again, she sang, and again, he did not wake. The princess broke the last nut, out of which came a little woman reeling, and the lady was given possession of her under the same conditions as before. That morning, the prince’s man asked him about the singing he had heard the last two nights, and told him not to take his sleeping draught that night in order to hear it. That night, the princess sat by his bed and sang, and this time he heard her, and recognizing her voice was snapped out of an enchantment. He explained that he had been under the power of a witch-wife. The two were happily married, and the witch-wife fled, never to be heard from again.

Fairy Tale Title

The Black Bull of Norroway

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Ernest Rhys

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

The Search for the Lost Husband/The Animal as Bridegroom

Tale Classification

ATU 425/ATU 425A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 4-7

Full Citation of Tale

“The Black Bull of Norroway.” 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. 4-7.

Original Source of the Tale

Based on a fairy tale from Scotland; a similar tale titled "The Red Bull of Norroway" appeared in Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Robert Chambers in 1842.

Tale Notes

The tale opens with this rhyme:

“To wilder measures next they turn:

The black, black bull of Norroway!

Sudden the tapers cease to burn,

The minstrels cease to play!”

This is what the princess sings to the Duke of Norroway as he sleeps:

“Far hae I sought ye, near am I brought to ye,
Dear Duke O’ Norroway, will ye no turn and speak to me?”

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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 History of Jack and the Beanstalk” George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library, George Cruikshank, London: Routledge and Sons, [1870s], pp. 1-32.

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“The History of Jack and the Beanstalk” George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library, George Cruikshank, London: Routledge and Sons, [1870s], pp. 1-32. Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 12/15/2022 - 21:41

George Cruikshank

Tale Summary

Jack, his mother, and his sister Ady lived in a valley far away from London rimmed with waterfalls. Jack was an unruly boy and refused to listen to anything his mother told him and was incredibly spoiled despite being from a poor family. Danish pirates attacked the town in which Jack and his family lived. After the attack, Jack’s mother had nobody to sell her yarn to because all the other town folk had fled. Needing money for food badly, Jack’s mother sent him and their cow to market to be sold. Jack failed in selling the cow as it had returned home on its own. Jack set out the next day looking for work in order to feed his family. While looking for work, Jack meets a fairy who is disguised as an old woman wearing a dark cloak. The fairy petitioned Jack for his help. The fairy begins to tell Jack of his father who is still alive. Jack’s father is a Saxon knight who was brutally attacked by a Danish Giant and made a prisoner in his own castle. The fairy gives jack a bean and tells him to plant it, climb it, break into his father’s castle, fetch the golden hen which happens to be the Fairy’s sister, and return and fetch the Harp which was the Fairy’s other sister. Once he had done this Jack was to return a third time to rescue his father from the Giant’s clutches. The next day after planting the bean and telling his family of his encounter with the Fairy. Jack’s mother and sister sent him on his way to rescue everyone held captive by the Danish Giant. Upon reaching the castle, Jack meets a “good-natured-looking Giantess”. He begged her for food and a place to stay for the night. She told him of her husband who killed anyone who came near the castle. He agreed to stay anyways. After the Giant had eaten his dinner of a whole ox, he went to the great hall to drink and be with the Golden Hen. After the Giant had drunkenly fallen asleep, Jack crept into the hall and grabbed the Golden Hen. A dwarf in the castle alerted the sleeping Giant of Jack’s thievery. The Giant chased Jack as he ran back to the beanstalk three miles away from the castle. Jack successfully escaped and returned again to take the harp. When Jack returned the third time he found his father. Jack encountered the dwarf a second time, unlike the previous time the dwarf agreed to give them a head start over the Giant because the dwarf had decided to leave the castle. The Giant became entangled in the beanstalk and the next day the King, Alfred, captured him. Jack and his family lived happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

The History of Jack and the Beanstalk

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

George Cruikshank

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Cruikshank

Common Tale Type

Jack and the Beanstalk

Tale Classification

ATU 328A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 1-32

Full Citation of Tale

“Jack and the Beanstalk” George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library, George Cruikshank, London: Routledge and Sons, [1870s], pp. 1-32.

Original Source of the Tale

“The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean” 1734

Tale Notes

This version of the tale is much longer than others and contains a number of unique plot twists. Jack receives the magic bean from a fairy who is a member of his family. Jack has a father who is a knight who owns a castle. The Giant has a wife who is very caring and not bloodthirsty. A Dwarf betrays his master the Giant. The Giant is captured by the King and his army.

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Book Title

George Cruikshank's Fairy Library

Book Author/Editor(s)

George Cruikshank

Illustrator(s)

George Cruikshank

Publisher

Routledge and Sons

Date Published

1870-1879

Decade Published

1870-1879

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the CU Digital Library

Book Notes

Book was a part of the Cramer Collection. “Creamer 113”. Page numbers restart for every new tale.

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“Jack and the Beanstalk.” English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, edited by Edwin Sidney Hartland, London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., LTD, [1890], pp. 35-44

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“Jack and the Beanstalk.” English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, edited by Edwin Sidney Hartland, London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., LTD, [1890], pp. 35-44 Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 12/20/2021 - 09:18

Edwin Sidney Hartland

Tale Summary

Jack and his mother were poor had to sell the cow because she had nothing left to sell. Jack never helped her and only expressed hunger. He sells the cow to the old man in exchange for beans, but Jack did not know the beans were magical. The next morning he climbs up the beanstalk despite his mother telling not to and a fairy tells him a story he didn’t know about his parents and the ogre.

Fairy Tale Title

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Edwin Sidney Hartland

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

None

Common Tale Type

Jack and the Beanstalk

Tale Classification

ATU 328A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 35-44

Full Citation of Tale

“Jack and the Beanstalk.” English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, edited by Edwin Sidney Hartland, London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., LTD, [1890], pp. 35-44

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

There are small variations in the details of the story, but these don’t distract the reader from the moral of the story: Jack becomes an obedient and loving child. At the beginning of the tale, the character of Jack is lazy and unmotivated and there is an addition to the story which involves a fairy character.

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Book Title

English Fairy and Other Folk Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Edwin Sidney Hartland

Illustrator(s)

None

Publisher

The Walter Scott Publishing CO,. LTD

Date Published

1906

Decade Published

1900-1909

Publisher City

London and New York

Publisher Country

United States and United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

This book is in the public domain.

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

This collections of tales is not intended for children, but is instead an attempt to gather tales that the editor feels are disappearing from circulation.

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“Jack and the Beanstalk.” Fairy Tales in Easy Words, Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc., [1923], pp. 27-56.

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“Jack and the Beanstalk.” Fairy Tales in Easy Words, Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc., [1923], pp. 27-56. Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 08/05/2021 - 14:59

Tale Summary

The story begins with a widow and her son, Jack, who are poor and need to sell their cow for money. Jack takes the cow into town and is offered magic beans in exchange for it. When his mother sees he’s brought home beans instead of money, she throws the beans out the window and a great beanstalk grows into the clouds. Jack climbs the stalk in hopes of finding food. He comes across a town among the clouds and is helped by a magic fairy to find a giant’s castle (home to the giant who killed Jack’s father). Jack eventually steals a magic hen and gold coins from the giant. Jack also attempts to steal a harp but the giant wakes up from his slumber and chases after Jack, who runs down the beanstalk, and cuts it with an axe, causing the giant to fall and die. This serves justice to the giant and also teaches Jack to always behave and listen to his mother.

Fairy Tale Title

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

None listed

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

None listed

Common Tale Type

Jack and the Beanstalk

Tale Classification

ATU 328A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 27-56

Full Citation of Tale

“Jack and the Beanstalk.” Fairy Tales in Easy Words, Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc., [1923], pp. 27-56.

Original Source of the Tale

Traditional Oral Tale

Tale Notes

This tale is told in language easily understood by children, using almost exclusively one-syllable words, an conveys clear a clear moral instructing children to obey their parents. Longer words, such as moth-er, fai-ry, gi-ant, and cas-tle, are hyphenated into syllables to aid early readers. There are thirteen simple black-and-white images to supplement the storyline.

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Book Title

Fairy Tales in Easy Words

Book Author/Editor(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

None listed

Publisher

McLoughlin Brothers, Inc.

Date Published

[1923]

Decade Published

1920-1929

Publisher City

Springfield, Massachusetts

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available on the CU Digital Library

Book Notes

None

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