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      1) The House that Jack Built 206
      2) The Key of the Kingdom 207
    b. Tales of repetition with an addition 208
      1) The Old Woman and Her Pig 208
      2) Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse 208
      3) Johnny Cake 209
      4) The Gingerbread Man 209
      5) The Straw Ox 209
    c. Tales of repetition and variation 209
      1) The Three Bears 209
      2) The Three Billy Goats 211
  2. The animal tale 211
    a. The evolution of the animal tale 211
    b. The animal tale may be an old beast tale 211
      1) Henny Penny 213
      2) The Foolish Timid Rabbit 214
      3) The Sheep and the Pig 215
      4) Medio Pollito 215
      5) The Three Pigs 216
    c. The animal tale may be an elaborated fable, illustrated 211
    d. The animal tale may be an imaginary creation, illustrated 211
    e. The Good-Natured Bear, a modern type. (See Appendix) 217
  3. The humorous tale 217
    a. The humorous element for children 218
    b. The Musicians of Bremen, a humorous type 219
    c. Humorous tales mentioned previously 221
    d. Drakesbill, a humorous type 221
  4. The realistic tale 223
    a. Lazy Jack, a realistic type of common life 224
    b. The Old Woman and Her Pig, a realistic type 225
    c. How Two Beetles Took Lodgings, a realistic tale of scientific interest 226
    d. Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse, a realistic theme transformed into a romantic tale 227
  5. The romantic tale 228
    a. Cinderella 228