Joseph Jacobs
England, Collected 1890-1894
The English and Celtic tales collected by Joseph Jacobs, told in hedgerow country: rolling fields, thatched cottages, muddy lanes and talking animals.
The tales
Ages 3-8
The Three Little Pigs
Three pig brothers leave home to build houses of their own. Two of them hurry, building with straw and sticks so they can go and play. The third takes his time and builds with brick. When a hungry wolf comes knocking, only one house is still standing, and all three brothers learn why it pays to do a job properly.
5 min readJoseph JacobsRead itAges 3-7
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Three bears go out for a walk while their porridge cools. A girl called Goldilocks finds their door open and lets herself in, and tries everything in the house until she finds the one that suits her. Then she falls asleep, and they come home.
5 min readJoseph JacobsRead itAges 5-10
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack is sent to sell the last cow and comes home with five beans. His mother throws them out of the window. In the morning there is a beanstalk going up through the clouds, and Jack, who has never once thought a thing through, starts climbing.
10 min readJoseph JacobsRead it
Coming from this collection
Ordered by how often families search for them.
- #48 Henny-Penny
- #70 Cap-o'-Rushes
- #74 Childe Rowland
- #110 Jack the Giant Killer
- #112 Johnny-Cake
- #115 Kate Crackernuts
- #118 Lazy Jack
- #127 Molly Whuppie
- #129 Mr. Fox
- #131 Nix Nought Nothing
- #167 The Black Bull of Norroway
- #180 The Buried Moon
- #189 The Cauld Lad of Hilton
- #212 The Earl of Mar's Daughter
- #225 The Fish and the Ring
- #251 The Golden Arm
- #269 The History of Tom Thumb
- #282 The King of England and His Three Sons
- #285 The Laidly Worm
- #302 The Magpie's Nest
- #306 The Master and His Pupil
- #326 The Old Woman and Her Pig
- #352 The Red Ettin
- #359 The Rose-Tree
- #383 The Small-Tooth Dog
- #435 The Three Sillies
- #457 The Well of the World's End
- #478 Tom Tit Tot
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