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 | Sep 22, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
The Beam fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers is a terrible name for a story introducing us to our first magician in all of the tales we’ve read so far. But, the story itself is quite interesting. Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Beam The magician is actually an...
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 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 | 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 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...
