There are many versions of this Folk tale dating back as long as the Corgi has been known (a breed first recognized by The Kennel Club of England in the 1920's). The tales were created for this breed because there actually is no real known origin to the breed. Here is an example of one such tale which has inspired this piece of art~ http://www.welshcorgi-news.ch/Leseecke/Poems/Fairy_saddle.html Poem written by Mel Hotz of Fairysaddle Corgis, Cape Town