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[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/hanselgretel/stories/molly.html "Molly Whuppie"] is a Scottish fairy tale popularized by the Anglo-Australian folklorist [[ |
'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718140423/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/hanselgretel/stories/molly.html "Molly Whuppie"]''' is a Scottish fairy tale popularized by the Anglo-Australian folklorist [[Joseph Jacobs]] with his ''English Fairy Tales'' (1890). It is practically identical with the Scottish-Gaelic "Maol a Chliobain" that was first printed in 1862 in John Francis Campbell's ''Popular Tales of the West Highlands''. |
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* [[Bizarrchitecture]]: Bridge as thick as a human hair. |
* [[Bizarrchitecture]]: Bridge as thick as a human hair. |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Yet another Ogre saying "Fe Fi Fo Fum". |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Yet another Ogre saying "Fe Fi Fo Fum". |
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* [[Murder by Mistake]]: The Ogre kills his own children by mistake. |
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* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: As ever so often in fairy tales. |
* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: As ever so often in fairy tales. |
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 20 March 2021
"Molly Whuppie" is a Scottish fairy tale popularized by the Anglo-Australian folklorist Joseph Jacobs with his English Fairy Tales (1890). It is practically identical with the Scottish-Gaelic "Maol a Chliobain" that was first printed in 1862 in John Francis Campbell's Popular Tales of the West Highlands.
Tropes used in "Molly Whuppie" and/or "Maol a Chliobain" include:
- Bizarrchitecture: Bridge as thick as a human hair.
- Catch Phrase: Yet another Ogre saying "Fe Fi Fo Fum".
- Murder by Mistake: The Ogre kills his own children by mistake.
- Youngest Child Wins: As ever so often in fairy tales.