Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.
From the mountain trolls to the mighty ocean-dwelling kraken, Norway is full of fascinating creatures. Learn all about the mythology, and how to protect yourself should you encounter one of them. So, you're thinking of
Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.
Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.
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Девочка и лиса : русская народная сказка / худ. Л. Склютовский. - Киев : Веселка, 1968. - 18 с. The girl and the fox The girl an...
[…] In the evening the girl laid the table and began waiting for Baba-Yaga. It grew dark. The black horseman swept by and it was night. The skulls’ eyes began to shine. The trees creaked, the dead leaves crunched, the earth trembled, and there was Baba-Yaga…
Meinrad Lienert / Schweizer Sagen und Heldengeschichten Illustrationen: Wilh. Roegge Verlag: Eduard Salchi (Bern / Schweiz; 1914) ex libris MTP de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinrad_Lienert www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/schweiz/allgemein/schluesseljung...
Fifteen tales including several featuring the hero Ilya; one featuring the villainous Whirlwind the Whistler; and others with Vasily the Turbulent, Nikita the...
Some modern critics disparage fairy tales for their depiction of women. But the truth is, fairy tales are complex—and they have much to offer women of all ages.
"Beauty and the Beast" by Brent Hollowell
The Orange Fairy Book illustrated by Tomislav Tomić ‘The stories are taken from those told by grannies to grandchildren in many countries and in many languages – French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan,...
Today we are going to challenge ourselves and write not an abstract poem; but a poem based on specific events, characters and already told stories. Here is one story from the realm of fairy-tale wo…
Tom Thumb is a boy the size of a thumb - imagine what adventures he has! Read classic fairy tales, bedtime stories and short stories for kids online here!
An illustration by Arthur Rackham for the story ‘Jorinda and Joringle’ from ‘Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.’ The caption for the illustration in the book read ‘By day she made herself into a Screech-owl. Or a Cat” as the cat is actually a shape-shifting witch. Artist Arthur Rackham was one of twelve children born to Alfred Thomas Rackham, a legal clerk, and Anne Stevenson in London in 1867. Rackham demonstrated a deep, nearly consuming interest in art at a very young age, and when he ran out of paper to draw on, he would use his pillowcase as a canvas. His artistic talent would not go unnoticed once Rackham enrolled in school, and at the age of sixteen, he would travel to Australia, where he would spend many months painting images of the country’s rolling landscape. Other accounts of Rackham’s trip down under indicate the trip was in part to help the young artist combat a state of ill-health. Upon his return, his father, who was not necessarily supportive of Rackham’s artistic ambitions, convinced his son to seek work in a conventional setting, which he did as a clerk in 1855. During this time, Rackham would continue...
Overview. Joseph Jacobs published his first volume of Celtic Fairy Tales in 1892, followed by More Celtic Fairy Tales in 1895. Both books draw on a wide range of Celtic sources (primarily Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, but also Cornish!), and they feature many different story genres. In this reading unit, you will find tales of fairies and of leprechauns, like The Brewery of Eggshells and The Field of Boliauns, along with ghost stories like The Horned Women or the story of Andrew Coffey. There is the tragic tale of Beth Gellert, and also humorous stories like Munachar and Manachar or the story of King O'Toole and Saint Kavin. You will also find fairy tale adventure stories like The Shee An Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire (i.e. the Gannon Fairy and the Laughing Goblin) or the story of Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree, which is a sort of Celtic Snow White tale. Language. Jacobs tells the fairy tales in modern literary prose, so it is not difficult reading. Story Length. These stories are all single-page stories. Navigation. You will find the table of contents below, and you can also use this link to see the story posts displayed on a single page: Celtic Fairy Tales. Free audiobook available! READING A: Connla and the Fairy Maiden The Field of Boliauns The Horned Women The Shepherd of Myddvai The Sprightly Tailor Munachar and Manachar Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree READING B: King O'Toole and his Goose The Shee An Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire Beth Gellert The Tale of Ivan Andrew Coffey Brewery of Eggshells
William Russell Flint is among the great artists associated with "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.
Click here for Part One and here for Part Two of the article. The horse's head and the goose girl – Illustration by Willy Planck J...
The Orange Fairy Book illustrated by Tomislav Tomić ‘The stories are taken from those told by grannies to grandchildren in many countries and in many languages – French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan,...
You can also find this story in Louis Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews: The Descendants of Adam and Lilith. And yes, you will find a reference to Adam in this story, one that will probably surprise you! [Notes by LKG] This story is part of the Jewish Fairy Tales unit. Story source: Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919). You can also listen to an audio recording at LibriVox; this is story #23 in the playlist. The Fairy Frog Once upon a time there lived a man of learning and wealth who had an only son, named Hanina. To this son, who was grown up and married, he sent a messenger asking that he should immediately come to his father. Hanina obeyed, and found both his father and mother lying ill. "Know, my son," said the old man, "we are about to die. Grieve not, for it has been so ordained. We have been companions through life, and we are to be privileged to leave this world together. You will mourn for us the customary seven days. They will end on the eve of the festival of the Passover. On that day go forth into the market place and purchase the first thing offered to thee, no matter what it is, or what the cost that may be demanded. It will in due course bring thee good fortune. Hearken unto my words, my son, and all will be well." Hanina promised obedience to this strange injunction of his father, and events fell out in accordance with the old man's prediction. The aged couple died on the same day, were buried together and after the week of mourning, on the day preceding the Passover festival, Hanina made his way to the market place wondering what adventure was in store for him. He had scarcely entered the market place, where all manner of wares were displayed, when an old man approached him, carrying a silver casket of curious design. "Purchase this, my son," he said, "and it will bring thee good fortune." "What does it contain?" asked Hanina. "That I may not inform thee," was the reply. "Indeed I cannot, for I know not. Only the purchaser can open it at the feast which begins the Passover." Naturally, Hanina was impressed by these words. Matters were shaping just as his father foretold. "What is the price?" he asked. "A thousand gold pieces." That was an enormous sum, nearly the whole that he possessed, but Hanina, remembering his vow, paid the money and took the casket home. It was placed upon the table that night when the Passover festival began. On being opened it was found to contain a smaller casket. This was opened, and out sprang a frog. Hanina's wife was sorely disappointed, but she gave food to the frog which devoured everything greedily. So much did the creature eat that when the Passover had ended, in eight days it had grown to an enormous size. Hanina built a cabinet for his strange possession, but it continued to grow and soon required a special shed. Hanina was seriously puzzled, for the frog ate so ravenously that he and his wife had little food for themselves. But they made no complaint, although their hardships increased daily. They were compelled to dispose of almost everything they possessed to keep the frog supplied with food, and at last they were left in a state of abject poverty. Then only did the courage of Hanina's wife give way and she began to cry. To her astonishment, the frog, which was now bigger than a man, spoke to her. "Listen to me, wife of the faithful Hanina," it said. "Ye have treated me well. Therefore, ask of me what ye will, and I shall carry out your wishes." "Give us food," sobbed the woman. "It is there," said the frog, and at that very moment there was a knock at the door and a huge basket of food was delivered. Hanina had not yet spoken, and the frog asked him to name his desire. "A frog that speaks and performs wonders must be wise and learned," said Hanina. "I wish that thou shouldst teach me the lore of men." The frog agreed, and his method of teaching was exceedingly strange. He wrote out the Law and the seventy known languages on strips of paper. These he ordered Hanina to swallow. Hanina did so and became acquainted with everything, even the language of the beasts and the birds. All men regarded him as the most learned sage of his time. One day the frog spoke again. "The day has arrived," he said, "when I must repay you for all the kindness you have shown me. Your reward shall be great. Come with me to the woods and you shall see marvels performed." Hanina and his wife followed the giant frog to the woods very early one morning, and a comical figure it presented as it hobbled along. Arrived at the woods, the frog cried out, in its croaking voice: "Come to me all ye inhabitants of the trees, the caves and streams, and do my bidding. Bring precious stones from the depths of the earth and roots and herbs." Then began the queerest procession. Hundreds upon hundreds of birds came twittering through the trees; thousands upon thousands of insects came crawling from holes in the ground; and all the animals in the woods, from the tiniest to the monsters, came in answer to the call of the frog. Each group brought some gift and laid it at the feet of Hanina and his wife who stood in some alarm. Soon a great pile of precious stones and herbs was heaped before them. "All these belong to you," said the frog, pointing to the jewels. "Of equal worth are the herbs and the roots with which ye can cure all diseases. Because ye obeyed the wishes of the dying and did not question me, ye are now rewarded." Hanina and his wife thanked the frog and then the former said: "May we not know who thou art?" "Yes," replied the frog. "I am the fairy son of Adam, gifted with the power of assuming any form. Farewell." With these words, the frog began to grow smaller and smaller until it was the size of an ordinary frog. Then it hopped into a stream and disappeared and all the denizens of the woods returned to their haunts. Hanina and his wife made their way home with their treasures. They became famous for their wealth, their wisdom and their charity, and lived in happiness with all peoples for many, many years. (1100 words)
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Overview. This wide-ranging collection of Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs includes stories from the Buddhist Jataka and Hindu Panchatantra tradition (The Lion and the Crane, The Demon with the Matted Hair, The Cruel Crane Outwitted, The Broken Pot, and more), along with some marvelous fairy tales that contain motifs you will recognize from the European fairy tale tradition, even though the actual stories will probably be new to you. One of my favorites is The Charmed Ring, which features a dog and cat working in partnership as the hero's animal helpers. This unit also contains what I consider to be one of the greatest folktales of all time - The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal - with the jackal as trickster and the tiger as the victim of the trick! Language. Jacobs draws on various sources for these stories, but they are all modern English sources, so the language used should not be a problem. Story Length. This unit contains single-page stories, with just one two-page story. Navigation. You will find the table of contents below, and you can also use this link to see the story posts displayed on two pages total: Indian Fairy Tales. Click "Older Posts" at the bottom of that page to see the second page. Free audiobook available! READING A: The Lion and the Crane The Broken Pot The Magic Fiddle The Cruel Crane Outwitted The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal Harisarman The Charmed Ring The Charmed Ring (cont.) READING B: The Talkative Tortoise The Gold-Giving Serpent Pride Goeth Before a Fall The Prince and the Fakir Why the Fish Laughed The Demon With the Matted Hair How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner
by Terri Windling The period in art history now referred to as the Golden Age of Book Illustration occurred in London at the end of the 19th century and in the dawning years of the 20th -- growing out of the reassessment of Book Arts fostered by the Pre-Raphaelites and...
On a bright, clear morning some years ago, during the long, lovely days leading up to summer solstice, Wendy Froud and I drove through the lanes to the village of Callington in Cornwall (the county just to the west of...
Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.
