Friday, April 26, 2019

The May Queen and the Sacred Sea of Hertha

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Grimm’s Saga No. 365: The Sacred Sea of Hertha Seven Germanic tribes lived between river and wood. They were called the Reud...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Signs of Spring and the Approach of Easter

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Ostara is the Germanic goddess of spring and the rising morning sun . She represents nature’s resurrection from its deep winte...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Hermann Hesse Tells Fairy Tales: The Drinking Horn

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From the Gesta Romanorum:  The Drinking Horn There is a small mountain in the kingdom of England (also known as land of the...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Why Speech is Sweet Music to God's Ears: from the Gesta Romanorum

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Why Speech is Sweet Music to God’s Ears Whenever he heard music Kaiser Tiberius was wondrously delighted.  Once it happen...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

The Snake, a Fairy Tale from the Gesta Romanorum

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The Snake When wise Theodosius ruled his eyesight deteriorated. He therefore issued an edict: a bell would be installed in hi...
Saturday, January 19, 2019

A Swiss Folk Tale: The Path to Paradise

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The Path to Paradise (a Swiss Folk Tale) Many years ago a poor tinsmith, who repaired pots and pans for a living, could no longer fee...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

William Tell, Arminius and the Teutoburg Forest

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Arminius purportedly defended the freedom of German tribes and defeated the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

The Saga of Wilhelm Tell

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Grimm’s Saga No. 518: Wilhelm Tell Now it happened that the Kaiser’s bailiff named Grissler rode out to Uri . And when he h...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Fairy Tale for January: Mistress Berta or the Woman in White

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268. Mistress Berta or the Woman in White A woman in white appears in castles of many royal families, especially at Neuhaus in B...
Monday, November 12, 2018

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A Visit from St. Nicholas BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a cre...