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Tale Summary Once upon a time, a poor miller died and was only able to leave to his three sons a mill, an ass, and a cat. The youngest was given the cat, and lamented that it did him no good, because all he could do with it was skin and eat it,

Tale Summary Jack, his mother, and his sister Ady lived in a valley far away from London rimmed with waterfalls. Jack was an unruly boy and refused to listen to anything his mother told him and was incredibly spoiled despite being from a poor family

Tale Summary Once upon a time, there was a poor man and his wife, wood makers by trade, who had seven young boys (the oldest being ten, and the younger being seven years of age). This youngest boy was very small, only being the size of a thumb when

Tale Summary Once, there was a poor miller, who only had his Mill, his Ass, and his Cat, to leave to his sons. The youngest, inheriting the Cat, was despondent, and the Cat overhears him lamenting his lot (the boy fears he will have to eat his cat

Tale Summary There was once a poor miller, who died and had only his mill, his ass, and his cat to leave to his three sons. The youngest of the boys, inheriting the cat, lamented aloud his misfortune, and how he must eat the cat and make a muff with

Tale Summary A miller's youngest son is left with his father's cat after his passing. Seeing his new master is dissatisfied with his inheritance, the cat requests some boots and a sack and departs into the countryside to prove his worth. The cat

Tale Summary A miller, upon his retirement, gifts his youngest son Caraba the mouser cat, Tom Puss. Caraba and Tom Puss grow very close, and even more so when Caraba saves Tom from a savage dog. One day, after going to town to sell flour, Caraba

Tale Summary There is a family with 12 brothers, 11 who are strong and able and the youngest, a small but smart. One day the 11 oldest wish to make their fortune in the world, and so they ask for a white horse and gold from their aging father and

Tale Summary A King and Queen are in ruin after they were driven out of their estate. Thinking their daughters not suited to a working-class lifestyle, the Queen suggests a plan to take the three princesses, named Fleur D'Amour, Belle-de-Nuit, and

Tale Summary George Cruikshank participated in the Temperance movement, and like other tales in this volume (Cinderella), this version of Hop O’ My Thumb denounces the evils of “strong drink” (alcohol). He also omits the violent scene in which the