The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress, If The Shoe Fits: Folklorists' criteria for #510, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cap-o%27-Rushes&oldid=899315714, Works originally published in Longman's Magazine, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 May 2019, at 07:29. Cap o' Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. Once upon a time, a rich man asked how much his three daughters loved him: His first said as much as life, his second said as much as the world, and his third stated as much as meat needs salt. But, before the dance was over, she slipt off, and home she went, and when the maids came back she, pretended to be asleep with her cap o’ rushes on. Listen to Cap o' Rushes by Anastasia Bertollo with a free trial.\nListen to unlimited* audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Marian Roalfe Cox, in her pioneering study of Cinderella, identified as one of the basic types, the King Lear decision, contrasting with Cinderella itself and Catskin. Well, next morning they said to her, “You did miss a sight, Cap o’ Rushes!”, “Why, the beautifullest lady you ever see, dressed right gay and ga’. Token of Recognition - by which the hero/true love recognize each other (Cinderella's slipper) a. The master's son sent for the cook and demanded to know who had made the gruel, and then summoned Cap-o'-Rushes, and questioned her until she admitted she was the woman and took off her rushes. “Well,” says they, “if you like to wash the pots and scrape the saucepans you may stay,” said they. [2], It is Aarne–Thompson type 510B, unnatural love. The young man he drank it and then he saw the ring at the bottom. Cap o’ Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. Well, before the dance was over, off she slipped, and home she went, and when the maids came home she was pretending to be asleep with her cap o’ rushes on. 1:27. Soon after her arrival, the son of the house fell for a mysterious beauty at a ball. It is generally accepted that the father’s demand to hear how much his daughters love him is an indication of incestuous thoughts. The master’s son was glad when he saw her. 1. Once upon a time a rich man had three daughters and asked each one how much they loved him. Well, come this evening, Cap o’ Rushes said she was too tired to go, and do what they would she stayed at home. But she never told anybody who she was. But Cap o’ Rushes’ father he tried first one dish and then another, and then he burst out crying. It was to be a very grand wedding, and every one was asked far and near. Disguised in a cloak of rushes (earning the nickname Cap o’ Rushes), she went to work as a maid. Well, one day there was to be a great dance a little way off, and the servants were allowed to go and look on at the grand people. Others of this type include Little Cat Skin, Donkeyskin, Catskin, Allerleirauh, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, The She-Bear, Mossycoat, Tattercoats, The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress, and The Bear.[3]. Tell Me a Story Archives Well, the wedding-day came, and they were married. Another folktale class that Cap O’ Rushes is said to fall into is that of “Unnatural Love”. It was the first story read on the BBC series Jackanory. The other servant gave a porridge to the master's son. : 48 It appears in A Book of British Fairy Tales by Alan Garner.The story known by folklorists was told was Taimi Boswell, a Romani, at Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, January 9, 1915.: 234 It is Aarne-Thompson type 510B, unnatural love. He danced with none but her and never took his eyes off her. 5 years ago | 264 views. Well, she went away on and on till she came to a fen, and there she gathered a lot of rushes and made them into a kind of a sort of a cloak with a hood, to cover her from head to foot, and to hide her fine clothes. The story of "Cap o' Rushes" is found in several picture books and in various collections. But when they were gone she offed with her cap o’ rushes and cleaned herself, and away she went to the dance. 1. And no one there was so finely dressed as her. Well, one day there was to be a great dance a little way off, and the servants was let go and look at the grand people. Well, he was that angry. Follow. Well, come this evening, Cap o’ Rushes said she was too tired to go, and do what they would she stayed at home. Motifs of Action. Next day they said to her again, “Well, Cap o’ Rushes, you should ha’ been there to see the lady. He is dismal until Cap O’ Rushes uncovers to him who she is. “I’ll show you,” says she. “That’s good,” says he. Well, there was once a very rich gentleman, and he’d three daughters,and he thought he’d see how fond they were of him. Cap O'Rushes A Folkloric and Literature Resource for Teachers and Librarians Cinderella, Understanding an Archetype: Grades 2 - 4. Soon after her arrival, the son of the house fell for a mysterious beauty at a ball. But when they was gone, she offed with her cap o' rushes, and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. There she was again, gay and ga’, and the young master he never took his eyes off her.”, “Well, there,” says she, “I should ha’ liked to ha’ seen her.”, “Well,” says they, “there’s a dance again this evening, and you must go with us, for she’s sure to be there.”. “I haven’t nowhere to go,” says she; “and I ask no wages, and do any sort of work,” says she. And when she had made it she slipped the ring into it on the sly before the cook took it upstairs. Cap-O-Rushes says she loves her father like ‘meat loves salt’, and only at the end of the story does her father realise what it means. -Kun So he says to thefirst, “How much do you love me, my dear?”. And she said ‘As much as fresh meat loves salt.’ And I turned her from my door, for I thought she didn’t love me. It also occurs in the French variant, The Dirty Shepherdess. As an extra-credit homework assignment, students browse their … The Princess of Canterbury A foolish boy takes a chance on impressing a Princess and wins her love. In the latter journal, Andrew Lang notes the folktale was "discovered" in the … Well, the cook wouldn’t at first, but at last she said yes, and Cap o’ Rushes made the gruel. The young master, he never took his eyes off her.”. A. And he got worse and worse for the love of her till he had to keep his bed. Cap o’ Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. “Why,” says she, “as I love my life.”. And no one there was so finely dressed as she. “Why, I love you as fresh meat loves salt,” says she. After that they all end up living happily ever after. And after they were married all the company sat down to the dinner. Actions of the Hero. Cap O'Rushes (Cape of Rushes) is one of many tales that fits in the girl dances with prince and he falls in love with her - the most famous being Cinderella. Well, next day they says to her, “There, Cap o’ Rushes, you didn’t come last night, and now you won’t see the lady, for there’s no more dances.”. xiii., also in Folk-Lore September, 1890". “I did,” says the cook, for she was frightened. The English version of the fairy tale Cinderella. And she may be dead for aught I know.”. And then she went on and on till she came to a great house. “Cap o’ Rushes” in “English and Scotch Fairy Tales” Collected by Andrew Lang. “You don’t love me at all,” says he, “and in my house you stay no more.” So he drove her out there and then, and shut the door in her face. But when they were gone, she offed with her cap o' rushes and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. But before the wedding she went to the cook, and says she: “I want you to dress every dish without a mite o’ salt.”. “What is the matter?” said the master’s son to him. And because she gave no name they called her “Cap o’ Rushes.”. And because she gave no name, they called her Cap o' Rushes. The oldest said, more than her life; the next, like the whole world; the youngest, like meat loves salt. “Well, I should have liked to have seen her,” says Cap o’ Rushes. In this she succeeds, and the story ends touchingly in forgiveness and reconciliation. Browse the user profile and get inspired. When children have developed the ability to see an abstract concept like the structure of a story, they can … Soon a wedding was arranged between the master's on and Cap o' Rushes. Often has some relationship to water or liquid (ring in cup Bearskin, Grimm #101, also ring in gruel, Cap O'Rushes, Jacobs) IV. But when they were gone she offed with her cap o’ rushes and cleaned herself, and away she went to the dance. Check out cap-o-rushes's art on DeviantArt. But when they were gone she offed with her cap o’ rushes, and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. Folk-Lore, Volume 1, No. This story is an example of a realistic tale in which there is a reasonable plot and characters that could have existed. Cap o’ Rushes does not go to the dance with her fellow servants, claiming she’s too tired, but after they leave she has a wash, takes off her cloak and goes to the dance as a guest. And Cap o’ Rushes’ father was asked. “Make some gruel for the young master,” they said to the cook. “He’s dying for the love of the lady.” The cook she set about making it when Cap o’ Rushes came in. “I’m going to make some gruel for the young master,” says the cook, “for he’s dying for love of the lady.”. There were no more balls, and the master's son took to his bed. And no one there was so finely dressed as her. This repeated two more nights, but the third night, he gave her a ring and said he would die without her. Cap o’ Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. Before the feast, Cap o' Rushes went into the kitchen and told the cook to put no salt in … “No, father, here she is!” says Cap o’ Rushes. But when they were gone she offed with her cap o' rushes, and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. And I asked her how much she loved me. Disguised in a cloak of rushes (earning the nickname Cap o’ Rushes), she went to work as a maid. Cap O' Rushes is an English Fairy Tale collected by Joseph Jacobs (in English Fairy Tales ). “Well I should have liked to have seen her,” says she. And she offed with her cap o’ rushes, and there she was in her beautiful clothes. Well, there was once a very rich gentleman, and he’d three daughters, and he thought he’d see how fond they were of him. Stories include: The Crown and the Sceptre (Arabia) The Chief and the Carpenter (Caribbean) The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (Denmark) Cap O' Rushes (England) Rather than wanting to marry his daughter, a gentleman asks his three daughters how much they each love him. Her master's son fell in love with her, but she slipped off. But when they were gone, she offed with her cap o' rushes and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. xiii., also in Folk-Lore September, 1890". A little girl goes on an adventure to play with the stars. When he was sick, Cap o' Rushes made a porridge. 3 (September 1890) Everybody is welcome to the wedding banquet, including Cap O’ Rushes’ father. So he says to the first, “How much do you love me, my dear?”, So he says to the second, “How much do you love me, my dear?”, “Why,” says she, “better than all the world.”, So he says to the third, “How much do you love me, my dear?”. The master’s son was glad when he saw her. "Cap-o'-Rushes" is an English fairy tale published by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales.[1]. And no one there was so finely dressed as her. So she stayed there and washed the pots and scraped the saucepans and did all the dirty work. "Cap-o'-Rushes" is an English fairy tale published by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales. But before the dance was done Cap o’ Rushes slipt off, and away she went home. The man thought his third daughter extremely disrespectful and unloving, so exiled … But Cap O'Rushes wanted nothing more than to forgive her father, and she went to him with a kiss. C. Objects that serve a special function in the story. One daughter says she loves her father as much as her life, the second as much as the whole world, and the third daughter says she loves her father “as fresh meat loves salt.” The master’s son he tried every way to find out where the lady was gone, but go where he might, and ask whom he might, he never heard anything about her. “No, you didn’t,” says he. Cap o' Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. And when the other maids came back she was pretending to be asleep with her cap o’ rushes on. “Say who did it, and you shan’t be harmed.”. This story is like Cinderella but a different version. “Oh!” says he, “I had a daughter. A course of unsalted meats is served that helps the father to remember his lost girl. Cap O’ Rushes. And now I see she loved me best of all. Playing next. “Cap o’ Rushes”, Jacobs, J., English Fairy Tales (3rd ed.) Well, one day there was to be a great dance a little way off, and the servants were allowed to go and look on at the grand people. “Well, there’s to be another dance this evening, and perhaps she’ll be there.”. Aozoran. And she goes up to him and puts her arms round him. The first said, as much as life; the second, as much as the world; the third, as much as meat needs salt. “Well, then, ’twas Cap o’ Rushes,” says she. Misinterpreting her, he declared to the third that she did not love him at all and that it was not enough, and hence drove her out. Jacobs gives his source as "Contributed by Mrs. Walter-Thomas to "Suffolk Notes and Queries" of the Ipswich Journal, published by Mr. Lang in Longman's Magazine, vol. One day, the servants all went to look at the fine people at a ball. Cap-o'-Rushes is an English fairy tale believed to be written in the 18th century by Mrs. Walter-Thomas. Cap o' Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. Well, the master’s son he got well very soon, and they were to be married in a little time. A rich man asked his daughters how much they loved him. This left all the dishes without flavour, and her father, who was a guest, burst into tears because he finally realised what his daughter had meant, and now he feared she was dead. In fact, there are no magical elements at all. But, come the evening, Cap o’ Rushes said she was too tired to go with them. Finally, the master's son and Cap o' Rushes were married. Well, who should be there but her master’s son, and what should he do but fall in love with her the minute he set eyes on her. He danced with none but her and never took his eyes off her. But when they were gone, she offed with her cap o' rushes and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. Cap o' Rushes said she was too tired to go, so she stayed at home. See if you can reduce this to no more than forty words. But when they were gone she offed with her cap o’ rushes, and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. The story of Cap o’ Rushes starts in a familiar way, if you know Shakespeare. But when they were gone she offed with her cap o’ rushes, and cleaned herself, and went to the dance. We would encourage parents to read beforehand if your child is sensitive to such themes. 1. Jacobs gives his source as "Contributed by Mrs. Walter-Thomas to "Suffolk Notes and Queries" of the Ipswich Journal, published by Mr. Lang in Longman's Magazine, vol. When she wouldn’t tell him her name, nor where she came from, he gave her a ring and told her if he didn’t see her again he should die. When they began to eat the meat, it was so tasteless that they couldn’t eat it. It is hard to go to bed, but with the help of... Storyberries © Copyright Protected 2015 -2021, Bedtime Stories, Fairy Tales and Poems for Kids, Why Space Aliens Haven’t Destroyed The Planet Yet. "Mossycoat" is a fairy tale collected by Katherine M. Briggs and Ruth I. Tongue in Folktales of England. Well, who should be there but her master’s son, and what should he do but fall in love with her the minute he set eyes on her. Cap o’ Rushes has her own fish to fry, though, and her eventual marriage is less an end in itself than an opportunity to teach her arrogant father a lesson. "Cap-o'-Rushes" is an English fairy tale published by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales. Cap O’ Rushes. The King Lear-like opening is unusual in type 510B, in which the daughter usually flees because her father wishes to marry her, as in Allerleirauh, The She-Bear, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, or Donkeyskin. He wouldn’t dance with any one else. In the latter journal, Andrew Lang notes the folktale was "discovered" in the Suffolk notes by Edward Clodd. The master’s son had been reckoning on seeing her, and he danced with no one else, and never took his eyes off her. Cap-o'-Rushes told him that she was his daughter, and so they lived happily ever after.
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