Ouphe

Ingelow's _Mopsa, the Fairy_ and _The Ouphe in the Wood_, Field's _The

A Study of Fairy Tales Laura F. Kready

"Good morning, mistress; how have you slept?" said the Ouphe, in a gentle voice, to her.

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

"Come down, Kitty; only come down to see what the Ouphe has left us."

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

"She shall have a spinning-wheel," replied the Ouphe; "and is there nothing else, my good host?"

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

As quickly as possible Kitty started up and dressed herself, and ran down the ladder, and then she saw her husband kneeling on the floor over the knapsack, which the Ouphe had left behind him.

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

THE OUPHE [Footnote: _Ouphe_, pronounced "oof," is an old-fashioned word for goblin or elf.]

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

An Ouphe, fair questioner, -- though you may never have heard of him, -- was a creature well known (by hearsay, at least) to your great-great-grandmother.

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

Ouphe, "and if there is anything in reason that I can give either of you --"

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

"What, mistress, and why not?" asked the Ouphe, smiling.

The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

As quickly as possible Kitty started up and dressed herself, and ran down the ladder, and then she saw her husband kneeling on the floor over the knapsack, which the Ouphe had left behind him.

Wonder-Box Tales Jean Ingelow 1858