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Tale Summary In Cornwall, the first mole was once a beautiful woman. She was an only child; her family was lordly, and her father dead. Her name was Anne of the Combe, and she was very lovely, and most striking of all her features were her big blue

Tale Summary Once upon a time, there was a knight who bore a wyvern (a type of dragon) on his shield, and who one day was riding past Gloucester when he heard of a magical fairy mound. It was a place where tired knights and hunters could climb up

Tale Summary Once, a wonderful thing happened at St. Mary’s of the Wolf-pits, and that thing was the discovery of two strange children by the townspeople. The children, a brother and sister, were from the lower world and their skin was a green tint

Tale Summary One winter-tide at Camelot, when Arthur was King of Britain, there were fifteen days of celebration amongst the Knights of the Round Table. Just as the first course commenced, an unfamiliar knight appeared at the doorway. He was huge,

Tale Summary Once upon a time, there was a young heir of Lambton Castle, who lived a very careless life. One Sunday morning he was fishing, and after cursing for a time after having no bites, caught a worm, which he tossed into a nearby well (still

Tale Summary Once upon a time there was a king with three daughters, the youngest of whom was the most beautiful and gentle girl ever seen but the older two rather ugly and proud. One night, the three were talking about who they might marry. The two

Tale Summary Once there was a King of Winchester named Orfeo, who’s dearly beloved wife Heurodis one day fell asleep underneath an imp tree while on a walk in an orchard. She had a dream that two knights asked her to follow them, and when she

Tale Summary A woman lived with her two daughters, the eldest of whom was like her in every way, making them both ugly and disagreeable, while the younger was most like her father and was very pleasant and beautiful. The woman favored her eldest

Tale Summary There was once a family of bears; a great big bear, a medium-sized bear, and a wee little bear. One morning they left together to take a talk while their porridge cooled down enough to eat, and while they were away from their house an

Tale Summary Once upon a time there was a young prince who wished he had a princess, but not just any princess; she would have to be a real princess. He traveled everywhere, but could not find one, and returned home dejected. There was a terrible