The Dancing Water – A Sicilian Fairy Tale
A boy with a star on his forehead, a girl with a moon on her brow, and a deer as a guardian. The Dancing Water, The Singing Apple, and The Speaking Bird – A Sicilian Fairy […]
The Three Little Pigs – An English Fairy Tale
Three little pigs building three little houses, and a very hungry wolf that meets a sticky ending. The Three Little Pigs – An English Tale – ONCE upon a time there was an old sow […]
The Yellow Dwarf – A French Fairy Tale
A marriage promised to a small trickster, an ugly Desert Fairy, and a pair of lovers eternally bound together by a mermaid. The Yellow Dwarf – A French Fairy Tale – THERE was once a […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Shakespearean Fairy Tale
The spellbinding tale of forest nymphs, four charmed lovers, and a fairy queen who falls in love with an ass. A Midsummer’s Nights Dream – A Shakespearean Fairy Tale – – By Charles Lamb – THERE […]
The White Cat – A Brothers Grimm Tale
Three tasks set by the King, a court of hands, and a beautiful white cat. The White Cat – A Brothers Grimm Tale – There was once a King who had three sons, all handsome and […]
The Rose Elf – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale
A bittersweet love story about tiny elves, a murderous act, and the vengeance of flowers. The Rose Elf – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale – IN the middle of a garden grew a rose tree; […]
The Story of a Mother – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale
A sorrowful story of a mother chasing death, eyes that fall out and turn into pearls, and a garden of God’s flowers. The Story of a Mother – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale – A […]
The Sparrow’s Revenge – An Indian Tale
A short tale about the death of a loved one, a gang of unlikely animal comrades, and getting the ultimate revenge. The Sparrow’s Revenge – An Indian Fairy Tale – ONCE there was a pair of […]
A Little Girl in a Book – A Fairy Story
A sweet tale of a little girl after an adventure and a journey inside a storybook. A Little Girl in a Book A Fairy Story CHRISTABEL was a little girl who read a great many books. […]
Tom Thumb – A Brothers Grimm Tale
A boy no bigger than a thumb, a talking cow, and an adventure inside a wolf. Tom Thumb – A Brothers Grimm Tale – A Poor Peasant sat one evening by his hearth and poked […]
The Buried Moon – An English Fairy Tale
A marsh full of evil things, a wise woman with a brew pot, and a moon that could no longer shine. The Buried Moon – An English Fairy Tale – Long ago, in my grandmother’s […]
The Last Little Girl – A Fairy Tale
A sweet story of four little girls, hand-me-down dresses, and a new frock cut out by a crab. The Last Little Girl – A Fairy Tale – Once a poor woman had four little girls—four little […]
