Books with title Child's Book of Old Fashioned Fairy Tales I

As the title of this story-book may possibly suggest that the tales are old fairy tales told afresh, it seems well to explain that this is not so. Except for the use of common "properties" of Fairy Drama, and a scrupulous endeavour to conform to tradition in local colour and detail, the stories are all new. They have appeared at intervals during some years past in "Aunt Judy's Magazine for Young People," and were written in conformity to certain theories respecting stories of this kind, with only two of which shall the kindly reader of prefaces be troubled.

The Child’s Book of Old Fashioned Fairy Tales II is meant to be read aloud. Mme. deChatelain was a premier translator of Grimm and Anderson in Victorian England and is well known for her eloquent sense of language. All the fairy tales are beautifully told with a challenging vocabulary. The book contains a glossary of old fashioned terms and phrases easily accessible at the back. There are significant variations from the fairy tales and stories as they are told today. The Story of the Three Bear features Little Silver hair instead of Goldilocks, Cinderella’s step sisters are not quite so ugly and evil as today’s versions. Princess Rosetta combines the isolation in the tower popularized by Rapunzel the quest of her brothers to free their sister, and the efforts of her dogs to save them all; while The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods adds the opportunity for Beauty’s father to regain his wealth only to be beset by his creditors. The Story of Bold Robin Hood casts the Sheriff of Nottingham as a greedy buffoon and makes the real enemy the land hungry Abbot and monks of the Fountain Abbey. Little Goody Two Shoes teaches basic reading skills and tells of a girl skilled in science. Who Killed Cock Robin teaches the recognition of numerous species of birds. The Old Woman and Her Eggs, Old Mother Goose, and The House that Jack Built are the concluding rhymes with Mme. De Chatelain’s original fairy tale Up! Horsie!. The original Victorian illustrations are interspersed throughout.

There was once upon a time a child who had Good Luck for his godfather. “I am not Fortune”, said Good Luck to the parents; “I have no gifts to bestow, but whenever he needs help I will be at hand”. “Nothing could be better”, said the old couple. They were delighted. But what pleases the father often fails to satisfy the son: moreover, every man thinks that he deserves just a little more than he has got, and does not reckon it to the purpose if his father had less. Many a one would be thankful to have as good reasons for contentment as he who had Good Luck for his godfather.

There was once upon a time a child who had Good Luck for his godfather. “I am not Fortune”, said Good Luck to the parents; “I have no gifts to bestow, but whenever he needs help I will be at hand”. “Nothing could be better”, said the old couple. They were delighted. But what pleases the father often fails to satisfy the son: moreover, every man thinks that he deserves just a little more than he has got, and does not reckon it to the purpose if his father had less. Many a one would be thankful to have as good reasons for contentment as he who had Good Luck for his godfather.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

CONTENTS. GOOD LUCK IS BETTER THAN GOLD THE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFE THE NECK, A LEGEND OF A LAKE THE NIX IN MISCHIEF THE COBBLER AND THE GHOSTS THE LAIRD AND THE MAN OF PEACE THE OGRE COURTING THE MAGICIANS' GIFTS THE WIDOWS AND THE STRANGERS KIND WILLIAM AND THE WATER SPRITE MURDOCH'S RATH THE LITTLE DARNER THE FIDDLER IN THE FAIRY RING "I WON'T" THE MAGIC JAR THE FIRST WIFE'S WEDDING-RING THE MAGICIAN TURNED MISCHIEF-MAKER KNAVE AND FOOL UNDER THE SUN

For hundreds of years men and women have been telling stories, spinning yarns, and writing tales. In the days before radio and television, these stories were the ultimate form of entertainment for many families around the world. Of the countless stories written and told, only a few have managed to place themselves upon a pedestal, standing above all others to be handed down from generation to generation. We've taken just a few of the most popular Grimm Bothers tales, created new colorful illustrations, used the original text and created a wonderful new book for families to enjoy. A delight for children of all ages, this volume includes Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Repunzel and The Brave Little Tailor. The stories, in their original form, are presented to readers around the world this time with full page color illustrations. This book is the first of six volumes included in our "Timeless Treasures Collection."

Ctf Know st thou not the little path That winds about the Ferny brae? That is the road to bonnie Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. THOS. THE RHYMER. PREFACE. Sthe title of this story-book may possibly suggest that the tales are old fairy tales told afresh, it seems well to explain that this is not so. Except for the use of common properties ofF airy Drama, and a scrupulous endeavour to conform to tradition in local colour and detail, the stories are all new. They have appeared at intervals during some years past in AUNT JUDYS MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, and were written in conformity to certain theories respecting stories of this kind, with only two of which shall the kindly reader of prefaces be troubled.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!