Little Thumb is a tale about a little boy who is as small as his mother’s thumb. The tale begins with a farmer and his wife who are desperate for a child. The wife gets pregnant and after a while Thumb appears. The world is a dangerous place for little Thumb and the tale focuses on some of his many adventures. He is sold by his father to two strangers, is eaten by a cow, then by a wolf. Finally he goes back home to live happily ever after. The story is personalized with the child’s name.
