Fairy Tales & Folklore
Little Klaus and the Five Horses
A man drives a team of horses across a field while another approaches holding a hatchet. The animals, plough and distant farm buildings give the quarrel a rural setting. The printed exchange about the five horses identifies the opening dispute in The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus.
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H. J. Ford. "Little Klaus and the Five Horses" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 275. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-ford-252
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Full source design inspected individually; printed caption and tale checked. Original linework retained. Editorial title.
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H. J. Ford. Little Klaus and the Five Horses. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 275. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-little-klaus