Page 118. [Hop-o’-my-Thumb]. Source: Perrault. “A tale which has signs of great antiquity.”
Page 139. “[Ainsel].” Source: T. Keightley’s “Fairy Mythology.” Parallels: A tale widely current in England with many slight variations. Cf. the outwitting of Polyphemus by Ulysses in the Odyssey.
Page 141. [Peronella]. Source: “A Fairy-Book,” Harper & Brothers, 1836. Parallels: Many tales of wishes fulfilled. A traditional tale of long standing in England.
Page 149. [Fair Goldilocks]. Source: Madame D’Aulnoy, a Frenchwoman who wrote many fairy tales. French text in “Cabinet des Fées,” Vol. 2 (1787); English translation consulted under the title “The Fair One with Golden Locks” in “Queen Mab … written by the Countess D’Aulnoy, London, 1770.” [[181]]
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