Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales

Title

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales

Description

Selected and edited with an introduction by Sir George Douglas

Creator

Selected and edited with an introduction by Sir George Douglas See all items with this value

Date

2016-05-09T19:54:15Z

en_US 2016-01

en_US 2000

Date Available

2016-05-09T19:54:15Z

Date Issued

2000

Abstract

First published by W. Scott in London about 1901. This is a standard presentation of a country's folktales. It includes, as one of seven categories, "Stories of Animals" (90-98). Several of these animal stories happen to be known fables or fable-types. "The Fox Outwitted" is a replay of "The Nun's Priest's Tale." "The Fox and the Cock" (93) revolves around the number of escape tricks possessed by the fox and the cock. The story morphs at that point to become another instance of "The Nun's Priest's Tale." "How the Wolf Lost His Tail" (93) is the standard tale of losing one's tail by ice-fishing with it. "The Eagle and the Wren" (96) is the standard Aesopic tale about who can fly highest. "The Two Foxes" incorporates features from two tales. One has to do with throwing good food out of the back of the farmer's wagon along the trail. The other has to do with fooling an aggressor by asking him to read what is on one's hoof. Here the fox has his brains smashed out by the unwitting horse. "The Two Mice" is a very short version of TMCM, so short as to be barely recognizable.

Identifier

10751 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/87189

Language

eng

Publisher

en_US Dover Publications

en_US Mineola, NY

Subject

en_US GR144.S365 2000 See all items with this value

Scottish See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

Book, Whole