An etiological ending

A tale that closes by explaining why the world is as it is: why the sea is salt, why the turtle goes to the warm sea, why a creature wears what it wears.

• Esben and the WitchThe Pink Fairy Book
• The Monkey and the Jelly-fishThe Violet Fairy Book
• The Six Hungry BeastsThe Crimson Fairy Book
• How Ball-Carrier finished his TaskThe Brown Fairy Book
• The BunyipThe Brown Fairy Book
• The Turtle and his BrideThe Brown Fairy Book
• How Some Wild Animals became Tame OnesThe Brown Fairy Book
• The Fox and the LappThe Brown Fairy Book