Fairy Tales
Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess (The Blue Fairy Book)
“Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess,” a French fairy tale, is the second story in Andrew Lang’s The Blue Fairy Book. (Reference given in at the end of the story: “Le Prince Desir et la Princesse Mignonne”. Par Madame Leprince de Beaumont.) This is a strange little tale about a prince with an extraordinarily […]
MoreThe Bronze Ring (The Blue Fairy Book Project)
“The Bronze Ring” is the first story in The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. This version of this fairy tale from the Middle East or Central Asia and was translated and adapted from Traditions Populaires de l’Asie Mineure by Carnoy et Nicolaides (Paris: Maison-neuve, 1889). The complete fairy tale of “The Bronze Ring” is available […]
MoreSeal Wives and Stamp Collections
Selkies, or seal people, can be found populating the folklore of the British Isles and Scandinavia. When they come to shore, these mythical creatures shed their seal skins and dance on the beaches in their human form. Although there are male selkies, it’s the women who often show up in the cultural myths. Labelled as […]
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