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"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 in "Molly Whuppie" and/or "Maol a Chliobain":

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.

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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 [[Joseph Jacobs (Creator)|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''.
+[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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 === Tropes in "Molly Whuppie" and/or "Maol a Chliobain": ===
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 * [[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.
+* [[Murder by Mistake]]: The Ogre kills his own children by mistake.
 * [[Youngest Child Wins]]: As ever so often in fairy tales.