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  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 ...

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...