From Latvia: The Little White Dog A stepmother treated her adopted daughter in a vile way. Although the girl did everything precisely...

Goldbeard Variations In the debate over the origin of Bluebeard , the identity of the knight has been variously attributed. Some see hi...

Reading the Fairy Tale The Sun Prince In the tantalizing tale of the Sun Prince (full text below), the abundant Christian images (fl...

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A Fairy Tale from the French Alps: Fairy Sisters Want to Marry Once there lived two brothers who were twins, Each was as beautiful and ...

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Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 108: Hans-My-Hedgehog Once there lived a farmer, who was blessed with plenty of money and property. But as ri...

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