The Folktale Project

With 'The Tricks of a Woman' it's surely all about historical perspective. You can see this as a tale to warn men of the cunning nature of women, but I like to see it as a woman putting a cocky man i…

In 'The Maiden of The Sea' (our first tale ever from Armenia) we meet "the baby" my very favorite character ever. And I can almost guarantee that you'll love him too!

Our final French story of the week, 'Blondine' is part one of a Patreon supporter special, the complete story of 'The Story of Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon'.

In Mme. De Beaumont's 'The Widow and Her Two Daughters' we have a story where both daughters give of themselves. They each get a gift from a fairy, but are both truly rewarded?

We've looked at many fairytales that follow the story of 'The Fairies', but Charles Perrault's version has some spectacular features that make it well worth it.

The Russian tale of 'The Judgement of Shemyaka' is a cautionary tale on the ability of some people to seemingly get away with anything. The entire story is mind boggling.

'Who Lived in The Skull' is the perfect story to learn to perform for small children, especially if you learn Arthur Ransome's recommended hand movements.

In 'Story of The Duck with Golden Eggs' we have a duck who lays golden eggs if cared for, but can make you a Tsar if you eat it. I'll let you guess what happens to the duck.

Another story from the Chinese Fairy Book starring an Ogre, but in the case of 'The Flying Ogre' we also see a heavenly hunter of said ogre.

'The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away' features a young maiden, a brave brother and an ogre in love that just doesn't take no for an answer, but still respects the no that's given.

In the German folktale of 'The Cellar of the Old Knights in the Kyffhauser' we get a terrific moral lesson about trying to profit from that which is given to us. Because folklore morality it best mor…

There was once a young fellow who enlisted as a soldier, conducted himself bravely, and was always the foremost when it rained bullets. So long as the war lasted, all went well, but when peace was ma…

The peace of Newbury is deemed to be permanently secured by the prophecy of Samuel Sewall, the young man who married the buxom daughter of Mint-Master John Hull, and received, as wedding portion, her…

There was once a husband and a wife who had two children, a son and a daughter. The wife died, and the husband married a woman who had a daughter blind of one eye. The husband was a farmer, and went …