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The tale of Tom Thumb is one of the earliest fairytales to be printed in English. In one of his exploits he is eaten by a cow as he hides under a thistle. In some versions the cow spits him out but in others his parents wait for him to be deposited via a cowpat! #FolkloreThursday

The tale of Tom Thumb tells that the Fairy Queen was present at Tom's birth and named him. She decreed that he must be dressed by these instructions:
"An oak-leaf hat he had for his crown;
His shirt of web, by spiders spun:
His jacket wove of thistle's down..." #FolkloreThursday

There have been several #films made of the story of Tom Thumb including the 1958 musical directed by George Pal (released by MGM) starring Russ Tamblyn, June Thorburn, Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas. #FolkloreThursday

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