Once on a time there was an old widow who lived far away from the rest of the world, up under a hillside, with her three daughters. She was so poor that she had no stock but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye; in short, it was always cackling…
Category: Scandinavia
KARI WOODENGOWN (THE RED FAIRY BOOK, 1890) by ANDREW LANG
THERE was once upon a time a King who had become a widower. His Queen had left one daughter behind her, and she was so wise and so pretty that it was impossible for any one to be wiser or prettier. For a long time the King went sorrowing for his wife, for he had…
Alexander Rybak – Fairytale (Norway) 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
Alexander Rybak represented Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Fairytale’. Norway won the grand final and brought the Eurovision Song Contest to Oslo in 2010.
Top 5 Most Cunning Lies in Fairy and Folk Tales
Lies and liars have always been an important theme in fairy tales and every tradition has got it’s own takes on the morality of lies. There are countless portrays of liars in fairy and folk tales. Therefore fairy tales provide us with a lot of insight into the world’s cultures. There are so many tales that…
Top 5 Most Beautiful Christmas Tales From All Around The World
Want to read a story to your children or with your family in front of the Christmas tree? Let me give you some instpiration with my list of “Top 5 Most Beautiful Christmas Tales From All Around The World”! 5. CHRISTMAS TREE (Pohutukawa) by ISABEL MAUD PEACOCKE A funny short story about the Piccaninnies and how…
WHY THE SEA IS SALT (The Violet Fairy Book, 1889) by ANDREW LANG
Once upon a time, long, long ago, there were two brothers, the one rich and the other poor. When Christmas Eve came, the poor one had not a bite in the house, either of meat or bread; so he went to his brother, and begged him, in God’s name, to give him something for Christmas…