Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 176: A Lifetime

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“Ach, God,” the ass replied, “that is a long time. Just think of my laborious existence! We complete our mini-series on life a...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Fairy Tale for the Approach of Spring and the Last Shrieks of Winter

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Grimm's Saga 275. The Shrieker March 12th On this day in 1753: Johann Peter Kriechbaum, mayor of the Upper Kainsbac...
Saturday, January 4, 2020

The Impenetrable Elfmound

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My home is the impenetrable elfmound where sump meets hillock.  Once I pledged my heart to a prince but I was kidnapped by a...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Christmas Eve Dinner Parties: a Fairy Tale from the Brothers Grimm

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In these Christmas stories, knives are hurled and a coffin appears. Nr. 116 Der Liebhaber zum Essen eingeladen The lover invit...
Friday, December 6, 2019

A Christmas Fairy Tale: The Hinzelmann of Hudemuehle Castle

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Fairy Tale of the Hinzelmann Hille Bingels' Wedding Party The old castle Hudemuehle is on the Lueneburg Heath not far f...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

The Elves of Christmas, A Fairy Tale for the Winter Season

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Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 39: The Elves of Christmas (or: Die Wichtelmaenner ) Through no fault of his own, a shoemaker had slip...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Grimm’s Children Legends No. 1 Saint Joseph in the Forest

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St. Joseph in the Forest:  a Fairy Tale of Saints and Sinners  There once was a mother who had three daughters. The ol...