Andrew Lang (1844 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both fiction and non-; he wrote his own fairy tales such as Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia , and wrote numerous historical texts.
'Sylvain and Jocosa' is a fairy-tale that was published as a part of 'The Green Fary Book' in 1892. It tells us a story of two little kids - Sylvain and Jocosa. The children live in the same villiage and love each other, despite the fact that their families are enemies to each other. The children get help from a fairy who loves them and makes gifts to them. But one day the fairy have to leave...