The Four Gifts : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 123 THE FOUR GIFTS p. 124 The dame peered at Tphany p. 125 F I had three hundred crowns a year, I should go and live at Quimper, where is the finest church in all Cornouailles and where all the houses have weather-cocks; if I had two hundred...
Illustrations : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 7 PAGE Beware, beware, lost creature! 10 The enchanted forest 24 Yolanda's fingers never stopped 44 Coral ornaments were in her hair 54 Milk flowed like water of a spring 72 The waves rose swiftly higher 86 Mariannik and little Loik 96 How...
The Hazel Scepter : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 185 THE HAZEL SCEPTER p. 186 Sullenly the mountain opens p. 187 OW sweetly the children are sleeping in their box-beds. The yellow dog is snoring on the warm hearth-stone, and the flickering firelight comes and goes over grandfather's ancient...
The Witch Of Lok Island : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 52 p. 53 THE WITCH OF LOK ISLAND p. 54 Coral ornaments were in her hair p. 55 N olden times when miracles were common in Brittany there lived in Lannilis a youth called Houarn Pogam and a maiden whose name was Bella Postik. They had grown up...
The Hunchback And The Elves : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 109 THE HUNCHBACK AND THE ELVES p. 110 Guilcher on the haunted heath p. 111 N the parish of Plaudren in Brittany there used to be a certain heath on which, amidst rows of towering stones, there was a village of elves. Here the mischievous...
The Changeling : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 95 THE CHANGELING p. 96 Mariannik and little Loik p. 97 ARIANNIK and her husband lived in a thatched cottage. It was hidden in a lonely heath like a bird's nest in a tree. In the summer the thatch was covered with flowers and matched...
The Castle Of Comorre : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 9 THE CASTLE OF COMORRE p. 10 Beware, beware, lost creature p. 11 ONG ago in the town of Vannes there lived a king who had an only daughter. Her name was Trphine. She was the loveliest princess in all of Brittany and all the lands that lay...
Yannik, The Fairy Child : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 178 p. 179 YANNIK, THE FAIRY CHILD p. 180 Yannik of the Woods p. 181 HE boy Yannik lived in the woods and fields. That was long, long ago, when within the rocky shores of Finistre there were few houses or villages and even fewer cultivated...
Title Page : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 1 FOLK TALES OF BRITTANY BY ELSIE MASSON EDITED BY AMENA PENDLETON WITH DRAWINGS BY THORNTON OAKLEY MACRAE SMITH COMPANY PHILADELPHIA [1929] Scanned, Proofed And Formatted , August-September, 2004 By John Bruno Hare. This Text Is...
The Country Bumpkin And The Hobgoblin : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 151 THE COUNTRY BUMPKIN AND THE HOBGOBLIN p. 152 Jegu Loved Barbak with all his heart p. 153 EHIND the town of Morlaix there is a beautiful glen which shelters many fine farms where cattle are bred and corn is grown. Here, long ago, one...
Foreword : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 3 These tales are still characteristic of the tales told or sung in the farmhouses, at weddings and christenings in the Breton-speaking regions of Brittany, in spite of the disastrous modern influence of moving pictures and popular songs...
Lady Yolanda's Thimble : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 42 LADY YOLANDA'S THIMBLE p. 43 p. 44 Yolanda's fingers never stopped p. 45 LL the warriors of Brittany had gone away to the Crusades. With helmets and spears, and with banners flying, they had set out for the East. They had gone to rescue...
Little White Thorn And The Talking Bird : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 71 LITTLE WHITE-THORN AND THE TALKING BIRD p. 72 Milk flowed like water of a spring p. 73 ONG ago when the oak trees used in building the oldest boat at Brest were but acorns, there lived a poor widow whose name was Ninor. Her father w...
The Foster Brother : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 101 THE FOSTER BROTHER p. 102 How swift thy steed, my love, my love p. 103 HE loveliest girl of noble race in all the country round was a maiden of eighteen summers whose name was Gwennola. The old lord of the manor, her father, was dead. Her...
The Wasp, The Winged Needle And The Spider : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 165 THE WASP, THE WINGED NEEDLE AND THE SPIDER p. 166 Three Angels dazzling with light. p. 167 ago there lived, at Leon in Brittany, two young noblemen so rich and so handsome that their own mother could discover no defect in them. Their...
The Basin Of Gold And The Diamond Lance : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 22 p. 23 THE BASIN OF GOLD AND THE DIAMOND LANCE p. 24 The Enchanted Forest p. 25 HERE once lived near the town of Vannes an orphan boy named Peronnik. When he was hungry he asked the farm women of the countryside for their broken bread. When...
The Magic Rocks And The Beggar : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 139 THE MAGIC ROCKS AND THE BEGGAR p. 140 Wells filled with Precious Stones p. 141 N Brittany near the sea there is a village called Plouhinec. It is surrounded by moors with here and there a grove of fir trees. There is not enough grass...
Princess Ahez And The Lost City : * "Folk Tales of Brittany", by Elsie Masson, [1929], p. 84 p. 85 PRINCESS AHEZ AND THE LOST CITY p. 86 The waves rose swiftly higher p. 87 N olden times there lived, in South Brittany, a powerful king named Grallon. He was an upright ruler who welcomed to his court all people of fair fame whether...
