Project Gutenberg 2005-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 202 Ewing, Juliana Horatia 1841 1885 Ewing, J. H. (Juliana Horatia) Ewing, J.H. Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales Preface -- Good luck is better than gold -- The hillman and the housewife -- The neck -- The Nix in mischief -- The cobbler and the ghosts -- The Laird and the Man of Peace -- The ogre courting -- The magicians' gifts -- The widows and the strangers -- Kind William and the water sprite -- Murdoch's Rath -- The little darner -- The fiddler in the fairy ring -- "I won't" -- The magic jar -- The first wife's wedding-ring -- The magician turned mischief-maker -- Knave and fool -- Under the sun. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Jennifer Goslee, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales" by Juliana Horatia Ewing is a collection of original fairy stories written in the late 19th century. Ewing's tales, while utilizing traditional elements of fairy drama, offer new narratives that delve into timeless themes of virtue, morality, and the human experience. The stories feature protagonists facing fantastical challenges, moral dilemmas, and often whimsical interactions with magical beings, evoking the spirit of classic fairy tales while imparting meaningful lessons. The opening portion of the book introduces the reader to the author's intention behind crafting these stories, highlighting that they are not merely retellings of old tales, but fresh narratives imbued with common themes found in myths across cultures. Ewing discusses the importance and relevance of fairy tales in children's literature, asserting their ability to teach valuable life lessons. The first tale, "Good Luck is Better than Gold," sets the stage for the collection, illustrating the valorization of good fortune contrasted with the folly of greed through the experiences of a farmer blessed with Good Luck as his godfather, leading to profound reflections on contentment and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Children's Literature Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 238836 2025-07-06T14:29:24.498012 text/html 237103 2020-12-14T09:54:28 text/html 158790 2025-07-06T14:29:30.674963 application/epub+zip 159982 2025-07-06T14:29:27.216992 application/epub+zip 147532 2025-07-06T14:29:26.128010 application/epub+zip 279986 2025-07-06T14:29:33.312957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257478 2025-07-06T14:29:29.997973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228247 2022-09-07T22:38:09.552664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205503 2025-07-06T14:29:23.933989 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205244 2020-12-14T09:54:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205251 2020-12-14T09:54:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22270 2025-07-06T14:29:33.448943 application/rdf+xml 10586 2025-07-06T14:29:26.616982 image/jpeg 2812 2025-07-06T14:29:26.370977 image/jpeg 77615 2020-12-14T09:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 82783 2020-12-14T09:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 77617 2020-12-14T09:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 153835 2025-07-06T14:29:24.518005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia