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  Snow White and the Biters Image Source:  wallup.net It is the middle of winter. The land beyond the castle is overrun with biters. Snow-White’s stepmother despises her. As always, she sends her out on patrol to keep the biters from getting near the castle.  One day, when Snow-White returns to the castle, the guards would not allow her to enter. They tell her the queen has banished her to the land beyond the castle to never return. Snow-White was exhausted and it was starting to get dark. She was nervous since the biters seemed more agitated at night.  She left the castle gate tired and hungry. She rushed through the land as fast as her tired legs would allow her and stumbled upon a small run-down house. Assuming it was empty, she opened the door and ran in. With a heavy sigh of relief, she closed her eyes and leaned against the door.  She was happy to find shelter before nightfall. She heard something. A familiar sound of biters eating. She opened her eyes and...

  Rumpelstiltskin Image Source:  storynory Once upon a time, there was a destitute peddler. He had a beautiful daughter. One day, he was making his sales pitch to a baron in his mansion on the fancy side of town. In order to impress the baron, the peddler said, “My daughter can make diamonds out of clay.” The baron said to the peddler, “That’s an interesting talent. Bring her to my mansion tomorrow, so I can see for myself.” When the girl arrived at the mansion, she was led to a small room on the first floor that was full of clay. There were stoneware, earthen and kaolin varieties. The room had a pottery wheel, carving tools, and a kiln. “Hurry and get working! Mold this clay all night. If there are no diamonds in the morning, you will never see your father again!” He left the room and locked her in.   The peddler’s daughter sat, alone and confused. She had never seen clay, let alone know how to mold anything. She was worried about her father, and scared for her life and ...

  Rumpelstiltskin Image Source : pookpress Once there was a poor miller who had a beautiful daughter He was having a conversation with the king and mentioned that his daughter could spin straw into gold The king said he would like having a skill like that around and offered to bring her to his castle to test her When the girl was brought to him, she was lead to a room full of straw She was told to spin all night and if there was no gold, she would die She did not know how to spin gold and began to cry The door opened and a little man stepped in and asked her what was wrong She explained her situation The little man offered to spin it for her in exchange for her necklace He took the necklace and began spinning The next day, the king arrived to a room full of gold The girl was taken to another room with more straw, the king had the same offer. Spin or die The little man came again, and her first born child was to be given to the little man The girl and the king married and had a baby...

The Sprightly Tailor Image Source :  mythfolklore A sprightly tailor was employed in a castle In order to make special clothing, he was told to go to the church and he would get a handsome reward It was said that the old church was haunted The tailor was aware of this but went on When night came, he went to the church and chose a gravestone to sit and work While he was working the floor beneath him began to rumble, and a head popped up The head asked the tailor, "Do you see this head of mine?" The tailor responded, yes. However, he kept working This continued with all the other body parts But the tailor kept working When the tailor finished, he took his work and ran out of the church The apparition followed  When the tailor reached the gate, he closed it shut on the apparition The tailor was able to receive is handsome reward Bibliography : story by Joseph Jacobs, The Sprightly Tailor, Source  Link to story

  Brewery of Eggshells Image Source :  mythfolklore blogspot There is a shepherds cot known as the Place of Strife There lived a man, his wife and their twins One day she had to go to her neighbors but was hesitant due to the neighborhood being haunted On her way back home, she passed old elves in blue petticoat She rushed home and saw that everything and her babies were fine After a while, people suspected there was something wrong with the twins since they were not growing Her husband said the babies were not theirs The mother went to go see the wise man When you are getting dinner for the reapers, clear out the shell of a hen's egg and boil some potage in it, and then take it to the door as if you meant it as a dinner for the reapers. Then listen if the twins say anything. If you hear them speaking of things beyond the understanding of children If she hears them speaking, she was to take them to the lake and throw them in She prepared the egg and heard the children speaking...

 Scrapefoot Image Source:  wordpress Three bears lived in a castle in the woods A big bear, a medium bear and a small bear In the same woods, lived a fox named Scrapefoot Scrapefoot was afraid of the bears but was curious about them  One day he was near the castle and after noticing there was nobody around, he went inside He found three chairs, sat in two which were uncomfortable but the third was cozy. However, he broke it Then he came across a table with three bowls of milk. The first two bowls were gross but the third was delicious and he drank all of it Scrapefoot went upstairs and found three beds. The first two were uncomfortable but the third was just right and he fell asleep The three bears came home and noticed the chair was broken and the milk was gone They went upstairs and saw Scrapefoot One bear said to hang him, the next said to drown him, and the last bear said to throw him out of the window They threw Scrapefoot out of the window Scrapefoot managed not to ...

  The Little Bull-Calf Many years ago, a poor boys father gave him a bull calf. The father died and the boys mother married a mean man. The new stepfather told the boy that if he brought his calf into the house that he would kill it. The young boy and his calf left home and went far away. When he became hungry, he stopped and asked for bread and cheese. The boy shared the bread with his calf but the calf refused the cheese. The calf told the boy that he was going across the field into the wilderness to fight leopards, wolves, tigers, monkeys and a fiery dragon. He said he would kill them all but the fiery dragon would claim his life. The calf told the boy to skin him and take his bladder after he is defeated and it will kill anything he hits with it. The boy begged his calf not to do it but the calf told him to climb the tree and the cheese would save him. So, the boy climbed the tree and the monkeys followed. The boy squeezed the cheese and scared the monkey away. The boy watched ...

  The Story of the Three Little Pigs Image Source :  ase.org.uk An old sow had three piglets but no means to take care of them She sent them off to seek fortune The first pig met a man with straw and acquired enough to build a home A wolf stopped by and asked for entry into the home The pig wouldn't allow the wolf in, so the wolf blew his house down and ate up the pig The second pig acquired furze and built a home The wolf wasn't allowed into the second pigs home, blew it down and ate him The third pig acquired bricks and built a home The wolf attempted to blow the brick home down but was unable to The wolf told the pig where to find turnips, and asked to meet  The pig left early and got turnips without the wolf The wolf figured out the pig went without him and told him where to find apples The pig left for apples without the pig.  The back and forth continued for a while Soon, the wolf threatened to eat the pig He would get down the pigs chimney  The pig put on...

The Boy and the Moon Image Source :  goodfon Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a village hidden in the leaves, lived four brothers and a sister. Next door to the siblings, lived a young boy named Hamura. Hamura’s mother, Kaguya was very protective of her son and did not allow him to hunt or play with the other kids.  Despite Kaguya’s efforts to keep her son away from the other kids, Hamura fell in love with the girl next door.  One night, Hamura snuck out to visit the girl. They laid in the field, and gazed at the stars. They wondered what it would be like to have something light up the night sky, the same way the sun does in the day.  Kaguya noticed her son wasn’t in his room and set out to find him. When she reached the field, she was furious with what she saw. “Get away from my son!” she yelled. Kaguya grew more and more angry. Filled with rage, she chased after the kids.  Hearing the commotion, the four brothers ran to the field to see what was going on. ...

  The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting Image Source :  rabbit holes and reality A boastful rabbit claimed to do whatever anyone else could do He was able to make the other animals believe him The otter claimed he ate ducks, so the rabbit made the same claim The otter challenged the rabbit to try duck hunting While the otter was distracted, the rabbit made a noose with some peeled tree bark He dove, and swam down until he choked and tried again until he caught a duck He tied the noose around the duck and the duck flew off The rabbit tried to hold on to the noose but the rabbit could not hold on any longer and had to let go He fell into a hollow tree stump and was unable to get out After several days, he heard children playing and he began to sing The children went to get their father The father cut a hole in the tree stump after the rabbit said the man will be able to see him better After the hole was big enough, the rabbit ran off Bibliography: Author, James Mooney,  The Rabbit G...

The Boy in the Moon  Image Source :  bbc Four brothers and a sister lived in a village on the great river A small boy was good friends with the sister   The brothers were hunters but the boy was lazy   The boy fell in love with the girl   One day while taking a dish, the girl saw a ladder leading up to the sky The girl climbed the ladder to the sky   The brothers began scolding the boy after seeing their sister The boy began to climb the ladder but the girl floated away, the boy followed The girl became the sun and the boy became the moon   Bibliography: Author, Katharine Berry Judson,  The Boy in the Moon    

The Young Girl who Married a Skull Azubuike was a native of the Yanshiwhe village in Makoko. He had a beautiful daughter named Naija. All of the men in the neighboring villages wanted her hand in marriage because of her great beauty. However, Naija was extremely vain and wanted to marry the best-looking man with riches. Her parents tried to find a proper husband for Naija but she always refused. She disobeyed her parents and insisted on a handsome husband.  The Skull who lived in the spirit realm, heard of the beautiful Naija and wanted to possess her. He knew she would not accept him looking the way he did. So, the Skull went to his friends and borrowed different parts of their body, the best parts. From the ghost, he got a strong pair of legs, a leviathan lent him a torso, the changeling lent him a handsome head, and the last gave him muscular arms. Finally, he was a fine looking specimen.  He left the spirit realm and headed to Yanshiwhe where he saw Naija and immediately a...