Folk-tale Stories

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~Short story~ A companion to The Wildwood's Wife. A wild creature from the woods falls in love with a farmer's son but will not listen to his talk of marriage. In frustr...

Everyone knows Hansel and Gretel's side of the story. An evil witch tries to kill and eat them, but they escape. It's familiar, it's easy, and it's entirely one-sided. W...

This short story shows how one woman's sacrifice brings about greatness for her kingdom and shows just how easily generations-old traditions can be diminished by the sma...

Reggie the Red Squirrel and Martha the Pine-Marten go on an adventure in the search for gold. However, what they find isn't what they would expect and it changes their f...

"Up in the mountains where the tall grass grows There’s a little small hut protected by crows. And up in the hut lives lady fox queen You better watch out she’s re...

"This is a good lesson to people who cannot see the good luck of others, without coveting it for themselves." A. B. Mitford, Tales of Old Japan, vol. 1

This short story plays with how is treated in society, and whether 'good' people are always rewarded for their actions. I am new to writing so PLEASE tell me your though...