Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories by Emerson, P. H.

Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the people at DP.

WELSH FAIRY-TALES

AND

OTHER STORIES.

COLLECTED AND EDITED BY P. H. EMERSON.

TO

LEONARD, SYBIL, GLADYS, AND ZOE.

AUTHOR'S NOTE.

These tales were collected by me whilst living in Anglesea during the winter 1891-2.

With the exception of the French story, they were told me and I took them down at the time.

Particulars respecting the narratives will be found in the Notes.

In most cases I have done but little "editing", preferring to give the stories as told.

The old book referred to in the Notes I bought from a country bookseller, who knew neither its author, title, or date, but I have since been informed the book is Williams' _Observations on the Snowdon Mountains_, published in 1802, a book well known to students of Celtic literature.

P. H. E.

CLARINGBOLD, BROADSTAIRS. _April 1894_.

CONTENTS.

THE FAIRIES OF CARAGONAN Welsh THE CRAIG-Y-DON BLACKSMITH Welsh OLD GWILYM Welsh THE BABY-FARMER Welsh THE OLD MAN AND THE FAIRIES Welsh TOMMY PRITCHARD Welsh KADDY'S LUCK Welsh THE STORY OF GELERT Welsh ORIGIN OF THE WELSH Welsh THE CROWS Welsh ROBERTS AND THE FAIRIES Welsh THE FAIRY OF THE DELL Welsh ELLEN'S LUCK Welsh THE FAIRIES' MINT Welsh THE PELLINGS Welsh THE LONG-LIVED ANCESTORS Welsh THE GIANTESS'S APRON-FULL Welsh A FABLE Welsh THE STORY OF THE PIG-TROUGH Irish BILLY DUFFY AND THE DEVIL Irish JOHN O' GROATS Scotch EVA'S LUCK Jersey THE FISHERMEN OF SHETLAND Shetland THE PASTOR'S NURSE French NOTES

THE FAIRIES OF CARAGONAN.

Once upon a time a lot of fairies lived in Mona.