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The Book of Elves and Fairies

The Book of Elves and Fairies

by Frances Jenkins Olcott

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Author
Olcott, Frances Jenkins, 1872-1963
Title
The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Children's Own Reading
Credits
Produced by MFR, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive).--Dedicated to Emmy Miller
Language
English
LoC Class
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject
Fairy tales
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 56914
Release Date
April 3, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE BOOK OF ELVES AND FAIRIES
  2. 2.FOREWORD
  3. 3.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6.THE FAIRIES’ STORY HOUR
  7. 7.Untitled
  8. 8.COME! COME! TO THE FAIRIES’ STORY HOUR!
  9. 9.PART ONE FAIRY-LORE AND ELFIN LEGENDS
  10. 10.Around! Around! in Fairy Rings
  11. 11.Untitled
  12. 12.ADVENTURES OF ROBIN GOODFELLOW
  13. 13.THE POTATO SUPPER
  14. 14.THE MILK-WHITE CALF AND THE FAIRY RING
  15. 15.THE WOOD-LADY
  16. 16.THE DANCE OF THE FAIRIES
  17. 17.ELFIN MOUNDS AND FAIRY HILLS
  18. 18.Untitled
  19. 19.MONDAY! TUESDAY!
  20. 20.THE GREEDY OLD MAN
  21. 21.LEGEND OF BOTTLE HILL
  22. 22.THE BROWN DWARF
  23. 23.LITTLE MEN AND TREASURES OF GOLD
  24. 24.Untitled
  25. 25.THE BOY WHO FOUND THE POTS OF GOLD
  26. 26.THE RAGWEED
  27. 27.THE BAD BOY AND THE LEPRECHAUN
  28. 28.TOM AND THE KNOCKERS
  29. 29.THE KNOCKERS’ DIAMONDS
  30. 30.SKILLYWIDDEN
  31. 31.THE LEPRECHAUN, OR FAIRY SHOEMAKER
  32. 32.GLAD LITTLE, SAD LITTLE, BAD LITTLE ELVES
  33. 33.Untitled
  34. 34.LITTLE REDCAP
  35. 35.THE CURMUDGEON’S SKIN
  36. 36.JUDY AND THE FAIRY CAT
  37. 37.THE BOGGART
  38. 38.OWNSELF
  39. 39.THE SICK-BED ELVES
  40. 40.HOW PEEPING KATE WAS PISKEY-LED
  41. 41.ONE-EYED PRYING JOAN’S TALE
  42. 42.THE FAIRY FOLK
  43. 43.FAIRY SERVANTS IN THE HOUSE
  44. 44.Untitled
  45. 45.THE FAIRY’S SERVANTS
  46. 46.THE PIXIES
  47. 47.THE BROWNIE OF BLEDNOCH
  48. 48.ELSA AND THE TEN ELVES
  49. 49.PISKEY FINE! AND PISKEY GAY!
  50. 50.THE FAIRY WEDDING
  51. 51.THE TOMTS
  52. 52.SONG OF THE ELFIN MILLER
  53. 53.FAYS OF WATER, WOOD, AND MEADOW
  54. 54.Untitled
  55. 55.KINTARO THE GOLDEN BOY
  56. 56.THE FLOWER FAIRIES
  57. 57.THE FAIRY ISLAND
  58. 58.THE FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER
  59. 59.THE GILLIE DHU
  60. 60.HOW KAHUKURA LEARNED TO MAKE NETS
  61. 61.ECHO, THE CAVE FAIRY
  62. 62.THE ISLES OF THE SEA FAIRIES
  63. 63.AWAY! AWAY! TO FAIRYLAND
  64. 64.Untitled
  65. 65.THE MAGIC FERNS
  66. 66.THE SMITH AND THE FAIRIES
  67. 67.THE COAL-BLACK STEED
  68. 68.THE GIRL WHO WAS STOLEN BY THE FAIRIES
  69. 69.THE GIRL WHO DANCED WITH THE FAIRIES
  70. 70.ELIDORE AND THE GOLDEN BALL
  71. 71.AT THE COURT OF FAIRYLAND
  72. 72.PART TWO FAIRY STORIES
  73. 73.Fairy Godmothers and Wonderful Gifts
  74. 74.Untitled
  75. 75.CINDERELLA OR THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER
  76. 76.THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
  77. 77.PRINCE CHÉRI
  78. 78.TOADS AND DIAMONDS
  79. 79.BLANCHE AND ROSE
  80. 80.THE ENCHANTED WATCH
  81. 81.QUEEN MAB
  82. 82.FAIRY ADVENTURES
  83. 83.Untitled
  84. 84.FAIRY DO-NOTHING AND GIANT SNAP-’EM-UP
  85. 85.TIMOTHY TUTTLE AND THE LITTLE IMPS
  86. 86.BUTTERFLY’S DIAMOND
  87. 87.LITTLE NIEBLA
  88. 88.LITTLE TINY
  89. 89.THE IMMORTAL FOUNTAIN
  90. 90.THE STORY OF CHILDE CHARITY
  91. 91.THE SHINING CHILD AND THE WICKED MOUCHE
  92. 92.MABEL ON MIDSUMMER DAY A STORY OF THE OLDEN TIME
  93. 93.FAREWELL! FAREWELL! DEAR FAIRIES
  94. 94.Untitled
  95. 95.THE FAIRIES’ PASSAGE
  96. 96.OLD WINTER’S FAIRYLAND
  97. 97.SUBJECT INDEX FOR STORY-TELLERS

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