Cinderlad

They only just managed to live from hand to mouth, and had great difficulty in doing even so much as that, but they had three sons, and the youngest of them was called Cinderlad, for he did nothing else but lie and poke about among the ashes.

The Red Fairy Book 2003

They only just managed to live from hand to mouth, and had great difficulty in doing even so much as that, but they had three sons, and the youngest of them was called Cinderlad, for he did nothing else but lie and poke about among the ashes.

Red Fairy Book 1890

This happened once, and it happened twice, but then the man got tired of losing his crop, and said to his sons -- he had three of them, and the third was called Cinderlad -- that one of them must go and sleep in the barn on St. John's night, for it was absurd to let the grass be eaten up again, blade and stalk, as it had been the last two years, and the one who went to watch must keep a sharp look-out, the man said.

Blue Fairy Book 1889

This happened once, and it happened twice, but then the man got tired of losing his crop, and said to his sons -- he had three of them, and the third was called Cinderlad -- that one of them must go and sleep in the barn on St. John's night, for it was absurd to let the grass be eaten up again, blade and stalk, as it had been the last two years, and the one who went to watch must keep a sharp look-out, the man said.

The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1878

Cinderlad wanted to go with them to look at the riding, but the two brothers would not have him in their company, and when they got to the glass hill there was no one who could ride even so far as a yard up it, and everyone waited for the knight in silver armor, but he was neither to be seen nor heard of.

The Blue Fairy Book 2003

“Yes, here is the first, and here is the second, and here is the third, too,” said Cinderlad, and he took all three apples out of his pocket, and with that drew off his sooty rags, and appeared there before them in his bright golden armor, which gleamed as he stood.

The Blue Fairy Book 2003

Cinderlad did not trouble himself about that, but just bade them go to the field and see.

The Blue Fairy Book 2003

“I am pretty sure that it will come again,” thought Cinderlad; but no, it did not.

The Blue Fairy Book 2003

“Well, well, then I will go all alone by myself,” said Cinderlad.

The Blue Fairy Book 2003

“Oh! I should have liked to see him too, that I should,” said Cinderlad, who was as usual sitting by the chimney among the cinders.

The Blue Fairy Book 2003