"The birds of all the world came flying up to her, and each deposited a tear in the cup."  From Tales of Enchantment, illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham, 1920.

"The fire plume."  From North American Indian Fairy Tales, Folklore and Legends, 1905.

"Now, here I lie peacefully all day long and watch my geese, and it is much nicer than being King."  From The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories by Mary de Morgan, 1880.

From Yankee Enchantments by Charles Battell Loomis and illustrated by F. Y. Cory, 1900.

From The Moorish Gold and The One-Eyed Servant by Jean Ingelow, 1867.  See How to Believe in Your Elf.

"At peep of day, the old crone went out and sounded her horn."  From Old Norse Fairy Tales Gathered From the Swedish Folk by George Stephens and H. Cavallius, 1882.

"There thou art, thou pretty buck.  Thou seest me, but I see thee not."  From Celtic Fairy Tales, selected by Joseph Jacobs and illustrated by John D. Batten, 1892.

"Prince Constant touched her forehead with the dwarf's beard."  From Queen Mab's Fairy Realm, 1901.

From The Mountain-Sprite's Kingdom by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1881.