W is for Woman vs. Whuppity (Fantastic Female)

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Fantastic Females in Folk & Fairy Tales.” About Scotland’s names of “Whuppity” and “Whuppie”: Two Scottish stories with different plots have similar names though one name refers to a antagonist while the other isContinue reading “W is for Woman vs. Whuppity (Fantastic Female)”

Q is for Queen of Kindness (Fantastic Female)

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Fantastic Females in Folk & Fairy Tales.” About French Author Madame d’Aulnoy: While known as Madame d’Aulnoy or Countess d’Aulnoy, her full name was Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulnoy. She could haveContinue reading “Q is for Queen of Kindness (Fantastic Female)”

M is for Golden Mouth, Maiden, & Mountain–A to Z Blog Challenge

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/).  The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Golden…And All Things That Glimmer.  Each post highlights golden items from a folktale from around the world. Each time you have to wonder, is something that is golden a blessing, a curse, or both?Continue reading “M is for Golden Mouth, Maiden, & Mountain–A to Z Blog Challenge”