sentences:  Martin Battestin, Kenny, and Okie all agree that this work brought Ralph to the attention of Henry Fielding, who used the hints for his own "Tragedy of Tragedies (Tom Thumb)" in 1730.The idea of the mock tragedy on folklore figures could date to Jonathan Swift's "A Tale of a Tub," where Swift suggests such things as important philosophical works.Fielding and Ralph became friends, and Ralph wrote the prologue to Fielding's "The Temple Beau."