We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Grim Reaper and the Fool: In this German folktale, a seemingly simple-minded fool finds himself face to face with the Grim Reaper. Through a combination ofContinue reading “G = Grim Reaper and the Fool (Germany)”
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S is for Snegurochka (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 Snow and Russia: The cold–and of course the snow–has an impact in Russia and how one lives. As big as the country of Russia, there isContinue reading “S is for Snegurochka (Fantastic Female)”
B is for Bag & Bottle (Boots) vs. Troll
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 Finding Resilience & Strength through Traditional Tales. Bag & Bottle (Boots)- From Norway You will always find troll stories. If a Norwegian story doesn’t have a troll…then it feels plain strange. Trolls can comeContinue reading “B is for Bag & Bottle (Boots) vs. Troll”