P = Prince Ahmed & Fairy Paribanou (One Thousand and One Nights)

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge for the month of April. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Becoming: Tales of Transformation & Calling.” We love exploring traditional tales from around the world within that theme. About Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou: From the Middle Eastern storyContinue reading “P = Prince Ahmed & Fairy Paribanou (One Thousand and One Nights)”

A = Aithne (Irish Folklore)

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge for the month of April. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Becoming: Tales of Transformation & Calling.” We love exploring traditional tales from around the world within that theme. About Aithne:In Irish folklore, Aithne is a fairy princess who transforms intoContinue reading “A = Aithne (Irish Folklore)”

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)”