Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 187 Emerson, P. H. (Peter Henry) 1856 1936 Emerson, Peter Henry Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. The fairies of caragonan -- The craig-y-don blacksmith -- Old Gwilym -- The baby-farmer -- The old man and the fairies -- Tommy Pritchard -- Kaddy's luck -- The story of Gelert -- Origin of the Welsh -- The crows -- Roberts and the fairies -- The fairy of the dell -- Ellen's luck -- The fairies' mint -- The Pellings -- The long-lived ancestors -- The giantess's apron-full -- A fable -- The story of the pig-trough -- Billy Duffy and the devil -- John O' Groats -- Eva's luck -- The fishermen of Shetland -- The pastor's nurse. Text file produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the people at DP HTML file produced by David Widger "Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories" by P. H. Emerson is a collection of folk tales and fairy stories compiled and edited in the late 19th century. The narratives draw from Welsh folklore, highlighting themes of magic, morality, and the connections between humans and fairy beings. The tales feature various characters, including fairies, witches, and humans, often entwined in encounters that reflect the cultural values and beliefs of Welsh society. The opening of the collection introduces readers to these enchanting tales through the story of "The Fairies of Caragonan." In this tale, the queen of the fairies allows her adventurous daughter to explore the world, leading to a series of events where the fairies intervene to cure a bewitched gentleman. The plot unfolds as the fairy queen and her daughter seek out a brave human to take vengeance on an old witch, showcasing the power dynamics between humans and fairies while exploring themes of courage and justice. This initiatory tale sets the tone for the subsequent stories, each filled with whimsy and moral lessons typical of fairy tale traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tales -- Wales Fairy tales -- Wales GR Text Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 148768 148769 2024-10-04T08:19:35.865012 2023-10-04T07:50:17.198085 text/html text/html 152730 2021-02-26T00:11:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 48967 2021-02-26T00:11:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 134701 2024-10-04T08:19:44.358978 application/epub+zip 135279 2024-10-04T08:19:40.371026 application/epub+zip 117047 2024-10-04T08:19:38.208987 application/epub+zip 281381 2024-10-04T08:19:47.085072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262347 2024-10-04T08:19:43.319007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232649 2022-09-04T11:28:26.930726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120086 119975 2024-10-04T08:19:35.157019 2023-10-04T07:50:16.804067 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121398 2016-10-08T11:26:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 45695 2016-10-08T11:30:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 119661 2013-05-14T12:48:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45460 2013-05-14T12:48:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 119652 2013-05-14T12:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45315 2013-05-14T12:48:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24385 2024-10-04T08:19:47.743940 application/rdf+xml 14907 2024-10-04T08:19:39.339989 image/jpeg 3438 2024-10-04T08:19:38.710002 image/jpeg 132230 2024-10-04T08:19:35.878023 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia