by Shonna | Mar 9, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Small beings are natural inhabitants in Fairyland. No one is surprised when a child is born only the size of a thumb. And if one suddenly come across a person of this size, they think nothing of it…or rather, they think of how to profit from one so tiny. Thumbling Nor...
by Shonna | Mar 5, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
We’re reading these stories this week: 37: Thumbling 38: The Wedding of Mrs. Fox 39: The Elves or The Elves and the Shoemaker 40: The Robber Bridegroom
by Shonna | Mar 3, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
In this week’s reading for #GRIMMread2019 I’m zooming in on the magical items in story #36: The Magic Table, the Gold-Donkey, and the Club in the Sack. This was an amusing story about a father who angrily drives away each of his sons after he thinks they lie to him...
by Shonna | Feb 26, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
33: The Three Languages34: Clever Elsie35: The Tailor in Heaven36: The Magic Table, the Gold-Donkey, and the Club in the Sack
by Shonna | Feb 23, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Two of the stories we read this week—oddly enough—involved mills, letters, and outsmarting the devil. The settings begin at mills. Letters are sent, intercepted, and switched. And the devil is outsmarted by the innocent/pure. The Girl Without Hands (Philipp Grot...
by Shonna | Feb 19, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Two months into the challenge!!! Here are the stories we’re reading this week. If you are new to the challenge, we’re following the traditional order of the stories as outlined on Wikipedia for quick reference. Read. Create. Share. 29: The Devil With the...