by Shonna | Oct 29, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
It’s night, you’re tired and hungry, and you see a light coming from a hut in the forest. Do you go in? If you are a fairy tale character, of course you go in! Why wouldn’t you seek lodging with a stranger living deep in the woods? It worked out well for Snow White…...
by Shonna | Sep 29, 2019 | Lessons From Grimm
Where do kings get their wisdom? A council? Advisers? Their wives? If he’s a king with any wisdom to start with, he’ll get it from whoever is wise, no matter their status. Like a shepherd boy. Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Shepherd Boy In one story this week, The...
by Shonna | Aug 10, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
I’ve commented before how many of the Grimm’s fairy tales are like retellings of other Grimm’s tales. We read versions of the same story elements over and over. This week’s readings contain more examples of plot elements from other stories being re-used in a new...
by Shonna | Jun 2, 2016 | Fairy tales, Random fun, Youtube
I loved today’s Google Doodle so much I had to share it here so I’ll remember it! and the behind the...
