by Shonna | May 24, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Hans is busy this week! 81: Brother Lustig82: Gambling Hansel83: Hans in Luck84: Hans Married
by Shonna | May 18, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Grimm’s fairy tale collection begins with a story about a frog retrieving a golden ball at the bottom of a well. (1. The Frog King) A few stories later, a dropped spindle leads a girl into another world through the well where, upon her return, she is doused with gold....
by Shonna | May 17, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Here are the stories we’re reading this week… 77: Clever Grethel78: The Old Man and his Grandson79: The Water Nixie80: The Death of the Little Hen
by Shonna | May 11, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the set of stories this week provides us with another story about a mother and a stolen child. What are the mothers like in Grimm’s fairy tales? So far in our readings, we have been introduced to evil stepmothers, barren mothers, and...
by Shonna | May 8, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Looks like the fox is busy this week!! 73: The Wolf and the Fox74: Gossip Wolf and the Fox75: The Fox and the Cat76: The Pink