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In Summary: The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs
Join us this month as we tell the story of a young man destined to marry a princess and the wicked king determined to prevent it.
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Feb 84 min read
In Summary: The Race to the End
The Year of the Dragon is fast approaching! We take a quick look at the race between animals to gain their position in the Chinese Zodiac.
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
In Summary: The Faithful Toad
In this Korean Fairy tale a young woman who shows kindness to the simplest of creatures finds her friendship repaid tenfold.
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Jun 29, 202310 min read
Two Lines
Inspired by the Child's Ballad, Willie's Lady, Will and his wife, Nell find themselves unable to conceive under a witch's curse.
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Apr 13, 20237 min read
Thief
Vic was going to do it this time.
He had first seen the selkies months ago and now he could almost feel warm fur beneath his fingers.
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Feb 16, 20236 min read
In Summary: The Glass Coffin
This lesser known fairy tale tells of a wandering tailor, an enchanted noble, a brother transformed into a stag and a very evil wizard.
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Jan 26, 20235 min read
In Summary: Medea
The focus of Euripides' famous play, Medea was wife to the Greek hero Jason and both mother and murderer to his children.
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Dec 1, 20223 min read
The Snow Child
In this wintery fairytale a childless couple made themselves a child out of snow - only to be shocked when their snow-child came to life.
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Nov 10, 20222 min read
Ouroboros
“Life lives on life. This is the sense of the symbol of the Ouroboros, the serpent biting its tail." - J. Campbell
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Oct 20, 20221 min read
There’s a Dragon in my Goldfish Bowl
"There are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dreams of fish, or fish who dream?" ― S. Monette
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Sep 29, 20223 min read
In Summary: The Wedding of Thor
When his beloved hammer, Mjolnir is stolen Thor, god of thunder has no choice but to disguise himself as a bride to steal it back.
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Sep 1, 20224 min read
In Summary: The Goose Girl
This strange Brothers Grimm tale features a mistreated princess, a kind king and most importantly, the skull of a talking horse.
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Aug 11, 20225 min read
The King of Cats
"What ― Old Tom dead! then I'm the King o' the Cats!"
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Jul 14, 20223 min read
In Summary: The Ballad of Tam Lin
A popular Scottish ballad, the legend of Tam Lin tells the story of Janet who must win her Love from the cunning fairy queen.
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
In Summary: The First Tulips
Flowers are often born from tragedy, such was the case of the romance between Farhad and Shirin, whose doomed love birthed the first tulip.
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May 12, 20222 min read
The Seal-Bride
“Once a Selkie finds its skin again, neither chains of steel nor chains of love can keep her from the sea.”
― John Lynch
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Apr 28, 20225 min read
In Summary: Molly Whuppie and the Giant
A lesser known fairytale, the legend of Mollie Whuppie tells the story of a young girl who escapes, outsmarts and steals from a giant.
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Apr 7, 20223 min read
In Summary: How Maui Caught the Sun
We recount a legend of the Polynesian hero, Maui and how he caught to sun to slow its hurried rush across the sky.
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Mar 17, 20224 min read
Tamatori-Hime
“A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear from the injury of the oyster. " ― Stephan Hoeller
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Feb 24, 20223 min read
In Summary: How Anansi won the World’s Stories
We explore the legend of how Anansi won all the stories of the world from the sky-god Nyame.
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