Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction: François-Marie Luzel, Folklorist of Lower Brittany 1
6. The Tales 36
7. First Veillée
8. 1. Cadiou the Tailor 43
9. 2. The Priest of Saint Gily 55
10. 3. The Purveyor of Paradise 61
11. 4. The Just Man 65
12. 5. The Light-Fingered Cow 70
13. Second Veillée
14. 6. Goazic Who Went to the Land of Earthly Delights and Tricked Death for Five Hundred Years 75
15. 7. The Two Friends (A Ghost Story) 82
16. 8. The White Lady (A Ghost Story) 86
17. 9. The Midnight Washerwoman (Plougonven) 90
18. 10. The Devil’s Horse 92
19. 11. The Little Ant Going to Jerusalem and the Snow 95
20. Third Veillée
21. 12. The Three Hairs from the Devil’s Golden Beard 99
22. 13. The Three Promises or The Devil Outwitted 108
23. 14. Goulaffre the Giant 111
24. 15. The Miller and His Seigneur 126
25. 16. Jean and His Rod of Iron 133
26. Fourth Veillée
27. 17. The Night Crier 139
28. 18. The Burning Whip 144
29. 19. The Midnight Washerwoman (Soëzic) 146
30. 20. The Midnight Washerwoman (The Spinner) 147
31. 21. Jean the Strong and the Three Giants 150
32. 22. The Fisherman’s Two Sons 158
33. 23. The Cat and the Two Witches 166
34. Fifth Veillée
35. 24. The Night Dancers 173
36. 25. The Cooking-Pot Man 182
37. 26. The Toad-Man 187
38. 27. The Enchanted Princess 196
39. 28. The Devil’s Wife 200
40. 29. N’oun-Doaré 204
41. About the Tales 215
42. Notes 231
43. Bibliography 237