Rumpelstiltskin, a European Fairy Tale
Austin Hackney’s wonderful telling of the fairy tale ‘Rumpelstiltskin’.
The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales
Like many people, I thought the Grimm brothers had lived long ago & travelled around Germany collecting stories from old women hunched over spinning wheels.
Norwegian Folktales: The Ring in the Fish
The motif of the discarded ring recovered from a fish appears in the folklore of various regions
The White Hind of Hope
What does it mean if you see a white deer in the woods? Lisa Schneidau explores the folklore and folk tale of this mythical creature and the inspiration it brings for our times.
Children’s Teeth and the Mice That Take Them
When I was a child I knew that every time I lost a tooth, the tooth mouse (or tandemuis) would come and swap my baby teeth for cold hard cash.