Too Delicate

Hello again, reader. I guess we're all spending a bit more time inside and online these days. This certainly is an interesting time to be analyzing a fairy tale like The Most Delicate One. Don't worry, this modern retelling is set last year, well before this pandemic.

It's no fun to have a cold.

The Most Delicate One

I can't imagine even noticing if one petal from this flower hit my foot.

Salutations, reader! My apologies for the slow updates. I was struck down with the flu. I do not recommend it. Fortunately, I'm all better and ready to look at more fairy tales! This week's story is The Most Delicate One, and it comes to us from Austria. I have to say, I thought I was overly dramatic sometimes, but not compared to the ladies in this story. Happy Women's History Month, right? Click the link above to read the story and continue with me below to analyze it.

The Bargain

Greetings, reader! After reading the original story of Elves and the Shoemaker, I decided that the shoemaker's wife needed to play a bigger role. And I also wondered how the elves knew to come help them. So we turn to a piece of bread with honey on it and the rest goes from there.

I will also show up if you feed me. Just saying.

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Never underestimate the happiness of elves getting their first clothes.

Salutations, readers! I realized that I never looked at The Elves and the Shoemaker! Since it's one of the well-known stories from the Grimm brothers, I had to fix that. Refresh your memory and reread the story by following the link above. Then continue with me below to analyze it.

Out of Season

Hello, reader. Last week's story was pretty dark, so I shouldn't be surprised that my modern version of it turned out dark as well. Enjoy!

Who knew the way to freedom could look so bleak?

The Twelve Months

Seems like a good place to find violets.

Salutations, reader! The fairy tale for this week comes from the Czech Republic. The Twelve Months is a pretty brutal story, but it has a mostly happy ending. Click the link above to read it and continue below to think about it with me.

Crack in the Sky

Hello, reader! I was having a little trouble figuring out how to turn "The Stones of Five Colors and Empress Jokwa" into a modern story. So, I started making it simpler. I took the characters of world-shaking importance, and turned them into kids playing in a field. Hopefully Empress Jokwa doesn't mind being turned into a teenager.

A crack in the sky isn't always easy to notice at first.