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Cap-o'-Rushes
"Cap-o'-Rushes" is an English fairy tale published by Joseph Jacobs in ''English Fairy Tales''. Jacobs gives his source as "Contributed by Mrs. Walter-Thomas to "Suffolk Notes and Queries" of the ''Ipswich Journal'', published by Mr. Lang in ''Longman's Magazine'', vol. xiii., also in ''Folk-Lore'' September, 1890". In the latter journal, Andrew Lang notes the folktale was "discovered" in the Suffolk notes by Edward Clodd. Marian Roalfe Cox, in her pioneering study of ''Cinderella'', identified as one of the basic types, the King Lear decision, contrasting with ''Cinderella'' itself and ''Catskin''.If The Shoe Fits: Folklorists' criteria for #510 It is Aarne-Thompson-Uther I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap O' Rushes
"Cap-o'-Rushes" is an English fairy tale published by Joseph Jacobs in ''English Fairy Tales''. Jacobs gives his source as "Contributed by Mrs. Walter-Thomas to "Suffolk Notes and Queries" of the ''Ipswich Journal'', published by Mr. Lang in ''Longman's Magazine'', vol. xiii., also in ''Folk-Lore'' September, 1890". In the latter journal, Andrew Lang notes the folktale was "discovered" in the Suffolk notes by Edward Clodd. Marian Roalfe Cox, in her pioneering study of ''Cinderella'', identified as one of the basic types, the King Lear decision, contrasting with ''Cinderella'' itself and ''Catskin''.If The Shoe Fits: Folklorists' criteria for #510 It is Aarne-Thompson-Uther I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossycoat
"Mossycoat" is a fairy tale published by Katherine M. Briggs and Ruth Tongue in ''Folktales of England''. Carter, Angela. ''The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book'' New York: Pantheon Books, 1990. pp. 48-56. . It appears in ''A Book of British Fairy Tales'' by Alan Garner. The story known by folklorists was collected by researcher T. W. Thompson from teller Taimi Boswell, a Romani, at Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, January 9, 1915. It is Aarne-Thompson type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include "Donkeyskin", "Catskin", "Allerleirauh", " The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter", "The She-Bear", "Tattercoats", "Cap O' Rushes", " The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress", " The Bear" and "The Princess in the Suit of Leather". Synopsis A hawker wanted to marry a widow's young daughter, but she did not want to marry him. The widow, who was spinning a coat for her, told her to ask for a white satin dress with gold sprigs, which must fit her exactly. The girl did so, and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Cat Skin
''Little Catskin'' is an American fairy tale from Kentucky, collected by Marie Campbell in ''Tales from the Cloud Walking Country'', listing her informant as Big Nelt. It is Aarne-Thompson type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include ''Catskin'', ''Cap O' Rushes'', ''Donkeyskin'', ''Allerleirauh'', ''The King Who Wished to Marry His Daughter'', ''The She-Bear'', ''Mossycoat'', ''Tattercoats'', ''The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress'', ''The Bear (fairy tale), The Bear'' and ''The Princess in the Suit of Leather''. Synopsis A man puts away his dead wife's wedding gown, saying he would not remarry to a less pretty woman. His two older daughters mistreat the youngest daughter until she has to patch her gowns with catskin. One day, she puts on her mother's gown. Her father begged her to tell him who she was. She demanded and got a dress the color of all the clouds that go by, and another of all the flowers that bloom; then she told him that she was his daughter Little C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess In The Suit Of Leather
''The Princess in the Suit of Leather'' is an Egyptian folktale. It may also be referred to as ''The Princess in the Leather Burqa''. This story was originally published in translation in Inea Bushnaq's 1986 collection ''Arab Folktales''. Author Angela Carter included it in ''The Old Wives’ Fairy Tale Book''. Summary In the middle of anywhere a king had a wife whom he loved and a daughter who was the light of his eyes. Before the princess reached womanhood, the queen grew ill and died. The king mourned for one year as he sat by her tomb. Eventually he called upon a matchmaker, and told her that he wished to marry again. He took the anklet from his deceased wife and told the matchmaker he would marry the foot the anklet fit. The matchmaker searched throughout the kingdom but found no single girl whom the anklet would fit. Finally, the anklet slipped onto a princess' foot. This princess agreed to marry the king without knowing who she was to marry. The night before the wedding, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackanory
''Jackanory'' is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague. ''Jackanory'' continued to be broadcast until 1996, with around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, ''The House at Pooh Corner'' by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett and broadcast on 24 March 1996. The show was briefly revived on 27 November 2006 for two one-off stories, and the format was revived as ''Jackanory Junior'' on CBeebies between 2007 and 2009. The show's format, which varied little over the decades, involved an actor reading from children's novels or folk tales, usually while seated in an armchair. From time to time the scene being read would be illustrated by a specially commissioned still drawing, often by Quentin Blake. In 1983, Malou Bonicos was commissioned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Lear
''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane and a proscribed crux of political machinations. The first known performance of any version of Shakespeare's play was on Saint Stephen's Day in 1606. The three extant publications from which modern editors derive their texts are the 1608 quarto (Q1) and the 1619 quarto (Q2, unofficial and based on Q1) and the 1623 First Folio. The quarto versions differ significantly from the folio version. The play was often revised after the English Restoration for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century Shakespeare's original play has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements. Both the title role and the supporting roles have been coveted by accomplished actors, and the play has been widely adapted. In his ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The She-bear
"The She-bear" is an Italian literary fairy tale, written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the ''Pentamerone''. Ruth Manning-Sanders included it in ''A Book of Princes and Princesses''. It is Aarne-Thompson classification system folktale type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include ''Cap O' Rushes'', ''Catskin'', ''Allerleirauh'', '' The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter'', ''Donkeyskin'', ''Little Cat Skin'', ''Mossycoat'', '' The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress'', and '' The Bear''. Henriette-Julie de Murat used a similar transformation in ''Bearskin'', for the heroine to escape not her father but an ogre husband. Synopsis A dying queen required her husband to promise to remarry only if the new bride was as beautiful as she was. Because he had only a daughter, soon after her death, he decided to remarry. He holds a contest and summons women from different countries but he does not want to choose any of them as his wife. After long inspection o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault ( , also , ; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was an iconic French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book ''Histoires ou contes du temps passé'' (''Stories or Tales from Past Times''). The best known of his tales include ''Le Petit Chaperon Rouge'' ("Little Red Riding Hood"), ''Cendrillon'' ("Cinderella"), ''Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté'' ("Puss in Boots"), ''La Belle au bois dormant'' ("Sleeping Beauty"), and ''Barbe Bleue'' ("Bluebeard"). Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than 100 years later. The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to most entertainment formats. Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene, and was the leader of the Modern faction during the Quarrel of the Ancients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rule Of Three (writing)
The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests that a trio of entities such as events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers. The audience of this form of text is also thereby more likely to remember the information conveyed because having three entities combines both brevity and rhythm with having the smallest amount of information to create a pattern. Slogans, film titles, and a variety of other things have been structured in threes, a tradition that grew out of oral storytelling. Examples include the Three Little Pigs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and the Three Musketeers. Similarly, adjectives are often grouped in threes to emphasize an idea. Meaning The rule of three can refer to a collection of three words, phrases, sentences, lines, paragraphs/stanzas, chapters/sections of writing and even whole books. The three elements together are known as a triad. The technique is used not just in prose, but al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
