First published in Strand Magazine, March 1900
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1900 | The Strand Magazine, March 1900 | George Newnes | MAGAZINE | 345 | |
| September 1901 |
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Nine Unlikely Tales for Children | T. Fisher Unwin | Collection | |1 |
| 1910 | Nine Unlikely Tales for Children | T. Fisher Unwin | Collection | |1 | |
| 1960 | Nine Unlikely Tales | London: E. Benn; New York: Coward-McCann | Collection | 3 | |
| September 1987 |
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The Cockatoucan | Beehive | Chapbook | |
| May 1988 |
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The Cockatoucan | Dial Books for Young Readers | Chapbook | |
| September 1993 |
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Whereyouwantogoto and Other Unlikely Tales | Barefoot Books | Collection | |1 |
| September 2006 |
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The Seven Dragons and Other Stories | Aegypan | Collection | |11 |
| January 2008 |
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Nine Unlikely Tales for Children | LibriVox | Collection | |1 |
| April 2013 |
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Unnatural Creatures | Harper | Anthology | 159 |
| April 2013 |
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Unnatural Creatures | Harper | Anthology | |
| April 2013 |
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Unnatural Creatures: Short Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman | Turtleback Books | Anthology | |
| June 2013 |
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Unnatural Creatures | Bloomsbury | Anthology | 157 |
| February 2014 |
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Unnatural Creatures | Bloomsbury Children's Books (UK) | Anthology | |
| September 2015 | Nine Unlikely Tales | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |1 |