The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok
The Escape of the Mouse
The Believing. Husbands
The Hoodie-Crow
The Brownie of the Lake
The Winning of Olwen






The Shifty Lad




In the land of Erin there dwelt long ago a widow who had an only
son. He was a clever boy, so she saved up enough money to send
him to school, and, as soon as he was old enough, to apprentice
him to any trade that he would choose. But when the time came, he
said he would not be bound to any trade, and that he meant to be
a thief.

Now his mother was very sorrowful when she heard of this, but she
knew quite well that if she tried to stop his having his own way
he would only grow more determined to get it. So all the answer
she made was that the end of thieves was hanging at the bridge of
Dublin, and then she left him alone, hoping that when he was
older he might become more sensible.