Week 12 Reading Notes: The Stars in the Sky, Part A

Illustration by John D. Batten
Link to story.

Title: The Stars in the Sky

Publication: More English Fairy Tales, 1894

Author: Joseph Jacobs

Notes: Joseph Jacobs (August 29, 1854—January 30, 1916) was an Australian folklorist, critic and historian who popularized many English fairy tales. Jacobs published More English Fairy Tales in 1894, with illustrations by John D. Batton (October 8, 1860—August 5, 1932).

Characters:
Lassie
Stars
Mill-dam
Brooklet
Good Folk
Lassie’s mother
Four Feet/Horse
No Feet/Fish

Places:
England

Events:
Young Lassie is lonely and plays by herself under the stars
Lassie is determined to find the stars
The Mill-dam tells Lassie to swim down the river
The Brooklet tells Lassie to paddle down the banks
The Good Folk tell Lassie to find the Horse
The Horse tells Lassie to find the Fish
The Fish tells Lassie to take the stairs to the stars
Lassie climbs the stairs and then falls down
Lassie falls on the ground and cries—it was only a dream

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