Folk-tale Stories

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...

~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...

This story is a clasic I hope you all enjoy

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...

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...

"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

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...

"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...