JACK HANNAFORD – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
There was an old soldier who had been long in the wars—so long, that he was quite out-at-elbows, and he did not know where to go to find a living.
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NIX NOUGHT NOTHING – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
There once lived a king and a queen as many a one has been. They were long married and had no children; but at last a baby-boy came to the queen when the king was away in the far countries.
MR. VINEGAR – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar lived in a vinegar bottle. Now, one day, when Mr. Vinegar was from home, Mrs. Vinegar, who was a very good housewife, was busily sweeping her house, when an unlucky thump of the broom brought the whole house clitter-clatter, clitter-clatter, about her ears. In an agony of grief she rushed forth to meet her husband.
HOW JACK WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Once on a time there was a boy named Jack, and one morning he started to go and seek his fortune.
THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG- English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence. "What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market, and buy a little pig."
THE ROSE-TREE – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
There was once upon a time a good man who had two children: a girl by a first wife, and a boy by the second. The girl was as white as milk, and her lips were like cherries. Her hair was like golden silk, and it hung to the ground.
THE THREE SILLIES – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who had one daughter, and she was courted by a gentleman. Every evening he used to come and see her, and stop to supper at the farmhouse, and the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to draw the beer for supper.
TOM TIT TOT – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Once upon a time there was a woman, and she baked five pies. And when they came out of the oven, they were that overbaked the crusts were too hard to eat. So she says to her daughter:
THE LAD WITH THE GOAT-SKIN – Celtic Fairy Tales
Long ago, a poor widow woman lived down near the iron forge, by Enniscorth, and she was so poor she had no clothes to put on her son; so she used to fix him in the ash-hole, near the fire, and pile the warm ashes about him;
BREWERY OF EGGSHELLS – Celtic Fairy Tales
In Treneglwys there is a certain shepherd's cot known by the name of Twt y Cymrws because of the strange strife that occurred there.
THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDS – Celtic Fairy Tales
I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him and said: "What are you seeking?"
ANDREW COFFEY – Celtic Fairy Tales
My grandfather, Andrew Coffey, was known to the whole barony as a quiet, decent man. And if the whole barony knew him, he knew the whole barony, every inch, hill and dale, bog and pasture, field and covert.
THE TALE OF IVAN – Celtic Fairy Tales
There were formerly a man and a woman living in the parish of Llanlavan, in the place which is called Hwrdh. And work became scarce, so the man said to his wife, "I will go search for work, and you may live here." So he took fair leave, and travelled far toward the East, and at last came to the house of a farmer and asked for work.
BETH GELLERT – Celtic Fairy Tales
Print Llewelyn had a favourite greyhound named Gellert that had been given to him by his father-in-law, King John. He was as gentle as a lamb at home but a lion in the chase.
JACK AND HIS MASTER – Celtic Fairy Tales
A poor woman had three sons. The eldest and second eldest were cunning clever fellows, but they called the youngest Jack the Fool, because they thought he was no better than a simpleton.
FAIR, BROWN, AND TREMBLING – Celtic Fairy Tales
King Hugh Curucha lived in Tir Conal, and he had three daughters, whose names were Fair, Brown, and Trembling.
A LEGEND OF KNOCKMANY – Celtic Fairy Tales
What Irish man, woman, or child has not heard of our renowned Hibernian Hercules, the great and glorious Fin M'Coul?
THE SEA-MAIDEN – Celtic Fairy Tales
There was once a poor old fisherman, and one year he was not getting much fish. On a day of days, while he was fishing, there rose a sea-maiden at the side of his boat, and she asked him, "Are you getting much fish?"
THE STORY-TELLER AT FAULT – Celtic Fairy Tales
At the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of hearing stories.
THE SHEE AN GANNON AND THE GRUAGACH GAIRE – Celtic Fairy Tales
The Shee an Gannon was born in the morning, named at noon, and went in the evening to ask his daughter of the king of Erin.