I have done the same with "Nix Nought
Nothing," "Molly Whuppie," and "Johnny Gloke."
_Parallels._--Miss Cox's volume gives no less than 113 variants of the
pure type of Cinderella--her type A. "Cinderella, or the Fortunate
Marriage of a Despised Scullery-maid by Aid of an _Animal_ God-mother
through the Test of a Slipper"--such might be the explanatory title of a
chap-book dealing with the pure type of Cinderella. This is represented
in Miss Cox's book, so far as the British Isles are concerned, by no
less than seven variants, as follows: (1) Dr. Blind, in _Archaeological
Review_, iii., 24-7, "Ashpitell" (from neighbourhood of Glasgow). (2) A.
Lang, in _Revue Celtique_, t. iii., reprinted in _Folk-Lore_, September,
1890, "Rashin Coatie" (from Morayshire). (3) Mr. Gregor, in _Folk-Lore
Journal_, ii., 72-4 (from Aberdeenshire), "The Red Calf"--all these in
Lowland Scots. (4) Campbell, _Popular Tales_, No. xliii., ii., 286
_seq._, "The Sharp Grey Sheep." (5) Mr. Sinclair, in _Celtic Mag.
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