The Hazel-nut Child

鈥淭he Hazel-nut Child.鈥� The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 222-224.

Tale Summary There was once a couple who prayed to Heaven for a child, saying that they wanted one so bad they wouldn't even care if it were the size of a hazel-nut. Their prayer was answered, and given to them was a child of exactly that size. They took...

Thumbelina

鈥淭humbelina.鈥� The Yellow Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 279-290.

Tale Summary Once upon a time a woman visited an old witch to ask her for a tiny child. The witch sold her a barley-corn and instructed the woman to place it in a pot. When she had done this a large and beautiful tulip grew, and when the woman...

Tom Thumb

鈥淭om Thumb.鈥� The Book of Fables and Folk Stories, Horace Elisha Scudder, Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 1919, pp. 72-82.

Tale Summary Once upon a time, a poor woodman and his wife were so desperate for a child that they claimed they would be happy even with one no bigger than their thumb. This is what happened, and the boy they named Tom Thumb was smart and bright but would...