Tom Tit Tot · page 21 2101Well, what should there be but the funniest little black thing you ever set eyes on.102And what was that doing, but that had a little spinning-wheel, and that was spinning wonderful fast, and twirling that's tail.103And as that span that sang:104“Nimmy nimmy not My name's Tom Tit Tot.”105Well, when the girl heard this, she felt as if she could have jumped out of her skin for joy, but she didn't say a word.106Next day that there little thing looked so maliceful when he came for the flax.107And when night came, she heard that knocking against the window panes.108She oped the window, and that come right in on the ledge.109That was grinning from ear to ear, and Oo! that's tail was twirling round so fast.110“What's my name?” that says, as that gave her the skeins.111“Is that Solomon?” she says, pretending to be afeard.112“Noo, t'ain't,” that says, and that came further into the room.113“Well, is that Zebedee?” says she again.114“Noo, t'ain't,” says the impet.115And then that laughed and twirled that's tail till you couldn't hardly see it.116“Take time, woman,” that says; “next guess, and you're mine.”117And that stretched out that's black hands at her.118Well, she backed a step or two, and she looked at it, and then she laughed out, and says she, pointing her finger at it:1 2← previousJoseph Jacobs.next →“nimmy Nimmy Not, Your Name's Tom Tit Tot!”↑ back to English Fairy TalesThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/5/page/2/