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Cap o' Rushes

An English fairy tale from the collection by Joseph Jacobs

This tale comes from English Fairy Tales, collected by Joseph Jacobs and first published in 1890. "Cap o' Rushes" is a variant of the Cinderella story found across Europe, but with a distinctly English voice and a wiser moral at its heart. Instead of a glass slipper, the story turns on a misunderstood declaration of love and a lesson learned through salt. It rewards a careful reader: the daughter's strange answer in the first scene is the key to everything that follows. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

long · about 899 words in 6 sections · 3 pictures

Source

English Fairy Tales, Joseph Jacobs

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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