Tom Tit Tot: An English Folk Tale
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Deep in the country there once lived a woman and her dull-witted daughter. The mother took great pains to conceal the girl's addle-pated ways. And so one day when the king appeared at their cottage, she boasted and bragged. Words could hardly describe how well her daughter could spin.
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News of this marvelous talent delighted the king. He vowed to make the girl his bride on one condition. The last month of the year she must spin five skeins of flax a day. when it came time for the test, the girl was forced into a devilish bargain with a scheming small creature.
This English tale, a variation of Rumpelstiltskin, is filled with lusty good humor and life. Evaline Ness's handsome woodcuts perfectly capture and convey the rustic vigor of the story.
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