The community grieved the loss of its swans. Read more To read the full story of the Swan Slaying click on link. To read Fairy...

Plumed Pogrom or Fairy Tale Ethos In August 2009 my husband and I visited one of the prettiest little patches of land (should I say water)...

Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 105, The Little Ringed Snake Version II An orphan child sat at the city wall spinning. The girl saw a little sn...

(Illustration by Tomi Ungerer, Das Grosse Liederbuch ) Fairy Tale of the Little Ringed Snake , Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 105 Version I Ther...

Grimm’s Saga No. 14: The Heavy Baby In the year 1686, on June 8, two persons of noble birth made their way to Chur, Switzerland. On t...

Grimm’s Saga No. 517: The Confederacy in Ruetli (Part of the Wilhelm Tell Saga from Switzerland) A man from Schwyz called Stoeffac...

Grimm’s Saga No. 31 The Wee Folk’s Wedding Feast Wee folk lived in Eilenburg Castle in Saxony. Once these fairy folk wanted to celebr...

The Wild Fairies of Wunderberg Mountain, Grimm's Saga No. 50 Folks and farmers of Groedicher reported in 1753 that wild fairie...

(Illustration Tomi Ungerer, Das Grosse Liederbuch , Diogenes Verlag) Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 146 The Carrot King ...

Grimm’s Saga No. 535: Andreas von Sangerwitz, Grand Master of Christburg 600 years ago (plus one week) a famous Teutonic knight broke wit...

Grimm’s Saga No. 459: Charlemagne and the Snake When King Charlemagne lived in Zurich in the house called Loch , he had a column erected...

The butterfly is a symbol of transformation and rebirth in many folk traditions. Emerging from its cocoon as a beautiful, winged being,...

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

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...