by Shonna | Sep 15, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
Plenty of characters in Grimm’s fairy tales get caught up in predicaments that they would like to get out of. And, more often than not, the way out is to trick someone by using a clever turn of phrase to make them think you’ve got something they want. Grimm’s...
by Shonna | Sep 12, 2019 | reading challenge
Check out these stories this week: 145: The Ungrateful Son146: The Turnip147: The Old Man Made Young Again148: The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Ungrateful Son Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Old Man Made Young Again...
by Shonna | Sep 9, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
Just like in real life, sibling relationships in fairy tales run the gauntlet from endearing to toxic. Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Lambkin and the Little Fish Stepsisters never fair well, as a rule, but when a story is about a brother and sister, (even...
by Shonna | Sep 5, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
September already. I can feel this reading challenge nearing its end. Back in January I didn’t know how the year would turn out, but now that I see my bookmark closer to the end of the book than the beginning, I’m so glad I took up the challenge. This...
by Shonna | Aug 31, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
When people think fairy tales, one of the tropes that gets listed is the happily ever after. And most fairy tales do turn out well for the protagonist. Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Three Black Princesses This week, we read a number of very short fairy tales....
by Shonna | Aug 28, 2019 | reading challenge
Wow, super short stories this week… Grimm’s Fairy Tales: Knoist and his Three Sons Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Maid of Brakel Grimm’s Fairy Tales: My Household 137: The Three Black Princesses 138: Knoist and his Three Sons 139: The Maid of...
by Shonna | Aug 24, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
I’m on a writing retreat this weekend, so this blog post will be short on analysis as I’m busy on edits for my upcoming Beauty and the Beast release. This week, Iron John caught my attention in our #GRIMMread2019 challenge. Not only because we see another royal...
by Shonna | Aug 21, 2019 | reading challenge
Some good stories this week: Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces 133: The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces 134: The Six Servants135: The White and the Black Bride136: Iron John Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Six Servants Grimm’s Fairy...
by Shonna | Aug 17, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
Chances are, if there is a fairy tale story about brothers, they are going out to seek their fortune. (Apparently, this is hard to do in one’s hometown.) If it’s a story where they return home, it becomes a contest to see who has become more successful; who will...
by Shonna | Aug 15, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Short readings this week: 129: The Four Skillful Brothers130: Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes, and Little Three-Eyes131: Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie132: The Fox and the Horse Grimm’s Fairy Tales: Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes, and Little Three-Eyes...
