Drunk with Love

鈥淒runk with Love.鈥 The Turnip Princess: and other newly discovered fairy tales, Franz Xaver von Sch枚nwerth, New York: Penguin Books, 2015, pp. 132-134.

Tale Summary There was once a castellan who had never married because he had once dreamed of such a lovely and charming woman that he had never found her equal on earth. One day, while on a journey, he found lodging in a small garden house, and while strolling around...

Seven with One Blow!

鈥淪even with One Blow!.鈥 The Turnip Princess: and other newly discovered fairy tales, Franz Xaver von Sch枚nwerth, New York: Penguin Books, 2015, pp. 55-57.

Tale Summary There was once a tailor who used his sword to kill some flies that were annoying him. Impressed that he had killed seven at once, he wrote with chalk on his hat: 鈥淪even with One Blow!鈥. A kitchen boy read the words and rushed to tell his master,...

A Dozen at a Blow

鈥淎 Dozen at a Blow.鈥 Europa鈥檚 Fairy Book, Joseph Jacobs, New York, London: G.P. Putnam鈥檚 Sons, 1916, pp. 81-89.

Tale Summary There was once a little tailor, who one summer day set aside bread with jam for his lunch. Noticing a number of flies on his lunch, the tailor brought a leather strap down on it, killing twelve instantly. Mighty proud, he stitched a shoulder sash with the words:...

Brave Little Tailor

鈥淭he Brave Little Tailor, or Seven at One Stroke.鈥 Grimm鈥檚 Household Fairy Tales, translated by Ella Boldey, with illustrations by R. Andr茅, New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1890, pp. 91-96.

Tale Summary A tailor sits at home and while making a vest kills seven flies at once with a cloth. Impressed by his actions he makes a belt saying, 鈥渟even at one stroke鈥 and leaves for the city to make money on his accomplishment. While travelling, he runs into an...