Nix Nought Nothing

"Nix Nought Nothing" is a fairy tale included in Joseph Jacobs's anthology, English Fairy Tales (1898). It is a translation of the Scottish tale "Nicht Nought Nothing", originally collected by Andrew Lang from an old woman in Morayshire, Scotland.

The story is of Aarne-Thompson folktale type 313. It has many widely distributed cognates and is similar to the Greek myth of Jason and Medea. It includes the "rash promise" and The Forgotten Bride motifs.

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