June is the month of brides and rings and the ties that bind us. Grimm’s Saga No. 458: A Legend of Charlemagne The Ring in the Lake ne...

The mouth of a fish contemplated in a fairy tale: For a long time the fish in the sea had been unhappy because there was no order in...

Grimm’s Saga No. 365: The Sacred Sea of Hertha Seven Germanic tribes lived between river and wood. They were called the Reudigner, Avione...

Life on the land can be quite hectic in springtime . (Click on picture to enlarge.) For people living close to the land, spring is a ...

Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 132 Fox and Horse A farmer had a trusted horse, but it had become so old it could no longer work. His master, n...

" Through the hedge and down the furrow, Till he gets into his burrow." (Nicholas Breton) This is the time gardeners take a...

Fairy Tale for Spring Gardeners : The protagonist in this fairy tale shows that the best way to a splendid garden is to sit back and mu...

Grimm’s Saga No. 433: The Sleeping King The Legend of Saint Guntram, the Goodly King The Frankish King Guntram was a kindly, peace-loving...

Grimm’s Saga No. 298: The Three Tells From the wild mountain regions of Switzerland, a Tale of Three Slumbering Knights According to popu...

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

Grimm’s Saga No. 440: The Dogs of Dagobert The people of France still commemorate King Dagobert in two adages, the origin of which has b...

Grimm's Saga No. 439: King Dagobert’s Soul in the Ship When goodly King Dagobert left this vale of tears, the dear God allowed Satan...

King Friedrich Redbeard Sleeps in Kyffhaeuser Mountain There are many legends circulating about this king. They say he is not really dead bu...

King Thrushbeard There once lived a king whose daughter was beautiful beyond measure. But the girl was so proud and arrogant that no su...

A Swiss Fairy Tale: know them by the color of the their beards. Knight Goldbeard Once a black horse appeared in the Visper Valley. On...

Fairy Tale of Knight Bluebeard (Translated from the German Text of Ludwig Bechtstein) There once lived a powerful knight who had such eno...

Nebra Sky Disk The days are getting longer as we approach spring! Soon we will be setting our clocks forward so I encourage you to read...