One has to wonder who these wonderful beggars were. I suppose the merchant deserved what happened to him, but at th(Included in the Violet Fairy Book)
One has to wonder who these wonderful beggars were. I suppose the merchant deserved what happened to him, but at the same time, he would have left well enough alone if he had not overheard the beggars. C'est la vie. Overall a pretty solid tale by itself or as part of Lang's fairy book collection....more
No hero or villian in this one aside the stepmother, but she's more of a side character, the heroine (if she can be(Included in the Violet Fairy Book)
No hero or villian in this one aside the stepmother, but she's more of a side character, the heroine (if she can be called that) lives a nice life after she's rescued from her stepmother. A relatively mild tale aside the doll/doppelganger....more
Damn, but Helena really needs to find herself a better man. And that evil stepmother trope can bhe quite tiresome so(Included in the Green Fairy Book)
Damn, but Helena really needs to find herself a better man. And that evil stepmother trope can bhe quite tiresome sometimes, but it was entertaining that the evil stepmother accidentally died because of the impossible task she set her stepdaughter.
But again, Helena really needs a better man than that stupid bastard....more
This story starts with a trope I've seen a few times - the King unwittingly promises his newborn child to a demon (n(Included in the Green Fairy Book)
This story starts with a trope I've seen a few times - the King unwittingly promises his newborn child to a demon (not even being aware of the child's existence at the time he made the promise) The child grows into a strapping lad who is faced with several magical challenges and gets the princess in the end....more
This is one of these stories that starts off reasonably well, with a huntsman being rewarded for his kindness to a (Included in the Yellow Fairy Book)
This is one of these stories that starts off reasonably well, with a huntsman being rewarded for his kindness to a old woman, but by the end you're all like WTF just happened here. Fairy tales tend to be pretty odd with gaping plot holes and weird plot twists and I'm used to it, but every now and then comes one of these tales that just make me go huh???...more
What the fuck, really? The story starts out with two brothers blinding and crippling their younger brother out of j(Included in the Yellow Fairy Book)
What the fuck, really? The story starts out with two brothers blinding and crippling their younger brother out of jealousy. Then they abandon him. The plucky youth manages to overhear two crows having a conversation, that water from a lake and water from dew would heal injury and restore eyesight respectively, so the young man proceeds to do just that.
He then comes across, and aids a wolf, a mouse, and a bee. Not the first time nor will it be the last to see this 'help an animal in need' trope but it's a fine trope.
His asshole brothers, not content with what they already did to him, turn a king against him and the innocent young man is tasked with several impossible jobs. However, thanks to his kindness to the animals, he is able to accomplish these tasks.
At least the asshole brothers are torn apart by wolves in the end so that's that....more
This is pretty garden variety when it comes to fairy tales, with the heroes being asked to perform impossible tasks(Included in the Yellow Fairy Book)
This is pretty garden variety when it comes to fairy tales, with the heroes being asked to perform impossible tasks, but they manage to accomplish it with magical help....more
So the Devil offers a guy a purse with as much gold as he needs/wants on the condition that he not groom himself for (Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
So the Devil offers a guy a purse with as much gold as he needs/wants on the condition that he not groom himself for a little over 3 years (including changing clothes)
I feel gross if I skip a couple of days for a shower so i shudder to imagine how vile this would be. His wealth draws the notice of a king, and the smelly dude ends up with a princess.
Well... I do feel sorry for their poor husbands. This is something of a dark comedy and might have been deemed inappr(Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
Well... I do feel sorry for their poor husbands. This is something of a dark comedy and might have been deemed inappropriate for children today, but over 100 years ago things were different....more
This is reminiscent of several other fairy tales I have read of a pair of sisters (or stepsisters) one whose goodness(Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
This is reminiscent of several other fairy tales I have read of a pair of sisters (or stepsisters) one whose goodness reaps her lovely rewards - in this case, gold coins fall from her mouth when she speaks and she will become even prettier - and the other whose badness reaps her misery - she becomes even uglier while toads fall out of her mouth (not the first time I've seen this particular punishment in fairy tales, lol)
The blessings Bright-Eye do not keep her entirely safe from the machinations of her cruel stepmother and stepsister, but in the end, good prevails over evil....more
How much of a dumb bitch do you have to be to "accidentally" murder eleven of your daughters? I mean, like god damn, (Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
How much of a dumb bitch do you have to be to "accidentally" murder eleven of your daughters? I mean, like god damn, you'd think the witch would have known her kids better. But then Esben has to be an asshole and betray the girl who did help him. Little fucker....more
Its pretty average for a fairy tale and not a very memorable one, I read through the Pink Fairy collection and this w(Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
Its pretty average for a fairy tale and not a very memorable one, I read through the Pink Fairy collection and this was pretty forgettable except for me thinking the princess was a little dumb....more
So Ciccu tricks his brothers out of some of their inheritance, and is in turn tricked and mistreated. There's not rea(Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
So Ciccu tricks his brothers out of some of their inheritance, and is in turn tricked and mistreated. There's not really anyone to like for/root very much in this story....more
Fucking hell, that jackal is a real jackass. However, the Panther was a real dumb cunt for not noticing that the jack(Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
Fucking hell, that jackal is a real jackass. However, the Panther was a real dumb cunt for not noticing that the jackal was killing/eating her babies one by one. Like, holy shit, seriously... she was such a negligent mother that it seems she only checked on the babies once a day....more
A queen neglects to follow instructions and gives birth to a deformed baby, but surprisingly, things work out better (Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
A queen neglects to follow instructions and gives birth to a deformed baby, but surprisingly, things work out better for that deformed child than you would think....more
Such a odd tale, yet typical of a fairy tale. A young prince, his stupid older brothers, a mean witch, and a bewitche(Included in the Pink Fairy Book)
Such a odd tale, yet typical of a fairy tale. A young prince, his stupid older brothers, a mean witch, and a bewitched princess, and a happily ever after....more
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