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Old-Fashioned Fairy TalesBy. Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty GOOD LUCK IS BETTER THAN GOLD.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......Read More? Please Download Now Easily and Low Prices!

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.

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.

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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

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.