Pinkel the Thief

Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology.
Andrew was born in Selkirk. The writer's family was big, he was eldest of eight children. Andrew's mother named Jane Plenderleath Sellar, who was the daughter of Patrick Sellar, factor to the first duke of Sutherland and lawyer.
Andrew Lang married Leonora Blanche Alleyne, youngest daughter of C. T. Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados on 17 April 1875 . His wife helped him with Lang's Color/Rainbow Fairy Books as an author, collaborator, or translator.
Andrew Lang helped Henry Rider Haggard publish his novel "King Solomon's Mines", and wrote with him some writings.
Thanks to diversity of interests he has been recognized from Jorge Luis Borges. Luis Borges was famous publicist of South America.
Pinkel the Thief is a short fairy tale story, which include in The Orange Fairy Book, created by Andrew Lang. This is story about Pinkel and his two brothers, they were poor and found a job, but they didn't really know that at this moment began their adventure. Read tale until the end and enjoy!