The Brown Bear of Norway

“The Brown Bear of Norway.” The Lilac Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1910, pp. 118-131.

Tale Summary There was once a King of Ireland who had three lovely daughters. One day, the King playfully asked his girls who they would like to marry. While two speak of high class gentlemen, the youngest said that she would marry the Brown Bear of Norroway, for she had...

The Potato Supper

“The Potato Supper.” The book of elves and fairies for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading, Frances Jenkins Olcott, Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin; 1918, pp. 15-19.

Tale Summary One night, a troop of fairies was dancing together under the moon, when one of them said something which made them all scamper away and hide: “Cease! Cease with your humming! Here’s an end to your mumming! By my smell I can tell That a priest is now...

The Horned Women

“The Horned Women.” Celtic fairy tales, edited by Joseph Jacobs, New York: A.L. Burt Co., 1899, pp. 30-33.

Tale Summary There was once a wealthy woman who one night was carding and preparing wool while the rest of the house was asleep. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and someone calling themselves the Witch of one Horn demanded entry. The woman let her in, and the...