Thurber wrote no other stories with these characters. Thurber's other fairy tales show similar themes and qualities.

In Many Moons, a sick princess cannot get well unless she is given the moon. In The Great Quillow, only a scorned, but highly imaginative toymaker can save the town from a dangerous giant. The White Deer tells of the appearance of a beautiful princess when hunters corner a white deer. King Clode's three sons undertake quests to win her hand, but the true test of their love comes when they learn she may be an enchanted deer rather than an enchanted princess.

In The Wonderful O, the evil pirate, Black, makes the letter "O" illegal on a small, once happy island. Love becomes unpronounceable and poet becomes pet. The efforts of poets and lovers banish Black and restore the "O." In each of these, as in many of...