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June 14, 2017

How a Hunter obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them (FOLK STORIES FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA WEST AFRICA, 1910) BY ELPHINSTONE DAYRELL

Many years ago there was a Calabar hunter called Effiong, who lived in the bush, killed plenty of animals, and made much money. Every one in the country knew him, and one of his...

June 13, 2017

Fitcher’s Bird (Grimm’s Kinder und Hausmärchen) by The Brothers Grimm

A follow-up to my List of Top 5 toughest women in fairy tales! Fitcher’s Bird There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man, and went to houses and begged,...

June 12, 2017

The Mastermaid (Popular Tales from the Norse) By SIR GEORGE WEBBE DASENT

A follow-up to my List of Top 5 toughest women in fairy tales! The Mastermaid Once on a time there was a king who had several sons—I don’t know how many there were—but the youngest had...

June 11, 2017

THE JUNIPER-TREE (Grimm’s Kinder und Hausmärchen) by The Brothers Grimm

This one is for everyone who celebrates Father’s Day today. Happy Father’s Day! THE JUNIPER-TREE Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich man with a good and...

June 10, 2017

Top 5 toughest women in fairy tales (inspired by Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls)

Recently, when browsing through some online newspapers, I stumbled accross an article promoting the childrens book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls on the Guardian. The founders of the whole project Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo started a...

June 9, 2017

The Bat And The Weasels (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

The Bat And The Weasels A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the...