The queen of the fairies said, "The good woman shall have her wish. I will give her a son no larger than her husband's thumb."
TOM THUMB—II
Soon after this the good farmer's wife had a son. He was, indeed, just the size of his father's thumb.
People came from far and wide to see the tiny boy.
One day the fairy queen and some other fairies came to see him.
The queen kissed the little boy and named him Tom Thumb.
Each of the other fairies made Tom a gift.
He had a shirt made of silk from a spider's web, a coat of thistledown, a hat made from the leaf of an oak, tiny shoes made from a mouse's skin, and many other gifts besides.