Tales of LaughterThe History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-PoppleReading editionChapter navigation159 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPUBLISHERS’ NOTEA LAUGHING SONGThe Rats and their Son-in-LawThe Mouse and the SausageThe Three WishesThe Fox and the GooseIf Heaven Will ItThe BoobyThe MonthsThe Stone in the Cock’s HeadThe Fox and the CatThe Straw OxThe Cat, the Cock, and the FoxThe Fox and the DoveThe Fox and the HedgehogThe Disappointed BearYoung NeverfullHudden and Dudden and Donald O’NearyThe TailJack and the King who was a GentlemanHans in LuckThe Family ServantsThe Flail which came from the CloudsThe Sole’s MouthThe Three BrothersThe Wren and the BearThe Musicians of BremenThe Fox and the CatThe Golden KeyDoctor Know-AllThe Fair Catherine and Pif-Paf PoltrieThe Wolf and the FoxDiscreet HansKing Thrush-beardThe Three Luck-ChildrenThe Three SluggardsThe Fisherman and his WifeThe Nose-treeThe Adventures of Chanticleer and PartletThe Golden GooseThe Young GiantThe Sweet SoupSeven at one BlowThe Cat and the Mouse in PartnershipOld SultanThe NailThe Fox and the HorseThe Giant and the TailorThe Spider and the FleaThe Little Shepherd BoyThe Seven SwabiansThe ShredsThe Wolf and the Seven KidsThe Elves and the ShoemakerKing WrenWhy the Bear has a Stumpy TailThree Ways to Build a HouseHow to Tell a True PrincessThe Five ServantsThe Hare and the FoxThe Story of ZiracJohnny-CakeThe Wee, Wee MannieSir Gammer VansTom Tit TotThe Old Woman and her PigThe Story of the Three Little PigsThe Three SilliesThe Cat and the MouseHereafterthisTitty Mouse and Tatty MouseThe Magpie’s NestScrapefootThe Wise Men of GothamHenny-PennyA Son of AdamThe Happy FamilyThe Blind Man, the Deaf Man, and the DonkeyThe Alligator and the JackalWhy the Fish LaughedThe Selfish Sparrow and the Houseless CrowsThe LambikinThe Town Mouse and the Country MouseThe Greedy CatWell Done: Ill PaidReynard and ChanticleerFather Bruin in the CornerWhy the Sea is SaltGudbrand on the HillsideThe PancakeThe Death of ChanticleerReynard Wants to Taste Horse-fleshBruin and Reynard PartnersPork and HoneyHow Reynard Outwitted BruinNanny Who Wouldn’t Go Home to SupperThe Box With Something Pretty In ItThe Farmer and the TrollOne’s Own Children Always PrettiestThe Princess Whom Nobody Could SilenceThe Money-boxThe Darning-NeedleMaster of All MastersBelling the CatThe Magpie and her ChildrenThe Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-cockThe Race Between Hare and HedgehogBruno’s StoryThe Bluebottle Who Went CourtingHow Two Beetles Took LodgingsLittle TuppenThe Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the WorldThe History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-PoppleChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · THE SEVEN FAMILIESChapter III · THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIESChapter IV · THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAYChapter V · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG PARROTSChapter VI · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG STORKSChapter VII · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GEESEChapter VIII · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG OWLSChapter IX · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA-PIGSChapter X · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATSChapter XI · THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG FISHESChapter XII · OF WHAT OCCURRED SUBSEQUENTLYChapter XIII · OF WHAT BECAME OF THE PARENTS OF THE FORTY-NINE CHILDRENChapter XIV · CONCLUSIONWee Robin’s Yule-SongThe Giant’s ShoesThe Farmer and the Money-LenderHow the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind Went Out to DinnerSingh Rajah and the Cunning Little JackalsHarisarmanIt Is Quite TrueManabozho and his ToeThe Most Frugal of MenThe Moon-CakeThe Ladle that Fell from the MoonThe Young Head of the FamilyA Dreadful BoarThe Old Man and the DevilsThe Wonderful Tea-KettleThe Wonderful MalletThe Tongue-Cut SparrowBattle of the Monkey and the CrabThe Cub’s TriumphThe Silly Jelly-FishChin-Chin KobakamaThe Old Woman who Lost her DumplingsThe Three GoatsThe Fox Turned ShepherdThe Seven Boys and the MonsterThe Story of Little Black MingoThe Cock and the Crested HenThe Old Woman and the FishThe Lad and the FoxThe Old Woman and the TrampTRANSCRIBER’S NOTESPrevious chapter ←The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the WorldNext chapter →Chapter I · INTRODUCTORYAll chapters and sections (159)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPUBLISHERS’ NOTEA LAUGHING SONGThe Rats and their Son-in-LawThe Mouse and the SausageThe Three WishesThe Fox and the GooseIf Heaven Will ItThe BoobyThe MonthsThe Stone in the Cock’s HeadThe Fox and the CatThe Straw OxThe Cat, the Cock, and the FoxThe Fox and the DoveThe Fox and the HedgehogThe Disappointed BearYoung NeverfullHudden and Dudden and Donald O’NearyThe TailJack and the King who was a GentlemanHans in LuckThe Family ServantsThe Flail which came from the CloudsThe Sole’s MouthThe Three BrothersThe Wren and the BearThe Musicians of BremenThe Fox and the CatThe Golden KeyDoctor Know-AllThe Fair Catherine and Pif-Paf PoltrieThe Wolf and the FoxDiscreet HansKing Thrush-beardThe Three Luck-ChildrenThe Three SluggardsThe Fisherman and his WifeThe Nose-treeThe Adventures of Chanticleer and PartletThe Golden GooseThe Young GiantThe Sweet SoupSeven at one BlowThe Cat and the Mouse in PartnershipOld SultanThe NailThe Fox and the HorseThe Giant and the TailorThe Spider and the FleaThe Little Shepherd BoyThe Seven SwabiansThe ShredsThe Wolf and the Seven KidsThe Elves and the ShoemakerKing WrenWhy the Bear has a Stumpy TailThree Ways to Build a HouseHow to Tell a True PrincessThe Five ServantsThe Hare and the FoxThe Story of ZiracJohnny-CakeThe Wee, Wee MannieSir Gammer VansTom Tit TotThe Old Woman and her PigThe Story of the Three Little PigsThe Three SilliesThe Cat and the MouseHereafterthisTitty Mouse and Tatty MouseThe Magpie’s NestScrapefootThe Wise Men of GothamHenny-PennyA Son of AdamThe Happy FamilyThe Blind Man, the Deaf Man, and the DonkeyThe Alligator and the JackalWhy the Fish LaughedThe Selfish Sparrow and the Houseless CrowsThe LambikinThe Town Mouse and the Country MouseThe Greedy CatWell Done: Ill PaidReynard and ChanticleerFather Bruin in the CornerWhy the Sea is SaltGudbrand on the HillsideThe PancakeThe Death of ChanticleerReynard Wants to Taste Horse-fleshBruin and Reynard PartnersPork and HoneyHow Reynard Outwitted BruinNanny Who Wouldn’t Go Home to SupperThe Box With Something Pretty In ItThe Farmer and the TrollOne’s Own Children Always PrettiestThe Princess Whom Nobody Could SilenceThe Money-boxThe Darning-NeedleMaster of All MastersBelling the CatThe Magpie and her ChildrenThe Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-cockThe Race Between Hare and HedgehogBruno’s StoryThe Bluebottle Who Went CourtingHow Two Beetles Took LodgingsLittle TuppenThe Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the WorldThe History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-PoppleChapters1234567891011121314Other sectionsWee Robin’s Yule-SongThe Giant’s ShoesThe Farmer and the Money-LenderHow the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind Went Out to DinnerSingh Rajah and the Cunning Little JackalsHarisarmanIt Is Quite TrueManabozho and his ToeThe Most Frugal of MenThe Moon-CakeThe Ladle that Fell from the MoonThe Young Head of the FamilyA Dreadful BoarThe Old Man and the DevilsThe Wonderful Tea-KettleThe Wonderful MalletThe Tongue-Cut SparrowBattle of the Monkey and the CrabThe Cub’s TriumphThe Silly Jelly-FishChin-Chin KobakamaThe Old Woman who Lost her DumplingsThe Three GoatsThe Fox Turned ShepherdThe Seven Boys and the MonsterThe Story of Little Black MingoThe Cock and the Crested HenThe Old Woman and the FishThe Lad and the FoxThe Old Woman and the TrampTRANSCRIBER’S NOTES[From “Nonsense Stories.”]◇← The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the WorldCHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY →