Hop-O'-My-Thumb

Hop-o& apos; -My-Thumb (Hop-on-My-Thumb), or Hop o& apos; My Thumb, also known as Little Thumbling or Little Poucet is one of the eight fairytales published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou Contes du temps passé (1697). Hop-o& apos; -My-Thumb is the youngest of seven children in a poor woodcutter& apos; s family, and his greater wisdom compensates for his smallness of size. When the children are abandoned by their parents, he finds a variety of means to save his life and the lives of his brothers, eventually confronting a scary ogre. This tale has its origins in French medieval folklore and is now world-renowned thanks to Perrault and Robert Samber& apos; s translation; it is here brought to life by Katie Haigh.