Once Upon A World: Guess My Name and Also Rumpelstiltskin: A Celtic Fairy Tale and Also Rumplestiltskin

by Saviour Pirotta, Alan Marks

Guess My Name is a Celtic tale where a farmer has to guess the name of the fairy he wants to marry, just like the miller's daughter has to guess the name of Rumplestiltkin if she is to keep her child. The Enchanted Gazelle is an East African tale where a gazelle uses her wits to make her master's fortune, just like when Puss in Boots wins riches for his lucky owner.

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

Published May 13, 2004

About the author

Saviour Pirotta is the award-winning author of over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children. His works have been translated into 28 languages. Originally from Malta, he now lives in England.

Reviews

[Josie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A gender-swapped Rumpelstiltskin! Well, essentially. The faerie was a much more sympathetic character than Rumpelstiltskin, and the story reminded me of selkie tales where the man wins his wife through trickery, but eventually she always goes back to her own people, despite having borne him human children.