This edition includes the most popular tales from the collection of J. Jacobs, in which the moral and historical experience of the peoples of Great Britain and Northern Ireland found its fullest expression. The tales are marked by vivid national character, high artistry, and interesting sketches of everyday life.
Contents
A. Nalepin. Introduction.
The King of the Cats
The Magpie and Her Nest
Shamus and the Birds
Roderick, Father of the Walruses
The Well of the World's End
Tom-Tit-Tot
The Master and His Pupil
Kate Crackernuts
The Lake Maiden
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
The Lambton Worm
Pergrine and the Red Cap of the Rockingham Forest
The Changeling
The Leather Bag
Teeny-Tiny
The Cauld Lad of Hilton
The Water Locked
Cherry of Zennor
The Magic Ointment
The Red Ettin
Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree
Jack the Giant-Killer
The Black Bull of Norroway
The Wee Bannock
Molly Whuppie
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Story of the Three Little Pigs
The Baker's Daughter
The Midnight Ride
The Devil and His Grandmother
King Arthur's Cave
Tam Lin
The Mermaid of Colonsay
The Young Pollard and the Outlandish Boar
Mossycoat
Mr. Fox
The Three Heads of the Well
The Black Bull of Norroway
The History of Tom Thumb
Jack and the Golden Snuff-Box
Lazy Jack
The Old Woman and Her Pig
The Pedlar of Swaffham
Whittington and His Cat