The Folktale Project Classics - Tattercoats

The Folktale Project by Dan Scholz

Mar 31, 202509:24Arts

Fresh from the archives - one of my favorite English folktales - Take one part "The Goosegirl", one part "Cinderella", and mix it with a little 'Pied Piper' and you'll get the English folktale of 'Tattercoats'.

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