Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
(An English Tale) Once upon a time there was a young peasant woman named Maggie whose husband, Alfie, died. After a few years had passed, Maggie fell in love and married again. Her second husband, John, was...
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
(A Persian Legend) Once upon a time, the three princes of Serendip told their father that they wished to travel. They sought wisdom in the world, but they also wished to travel like ordinary men. “We want...
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
(A Myth of the African Bushmen) Once upon a time, a beautiful woman named Rain lived in the sky. Rain was always wrapped in a rainbow, and her husband, the Creator, was a fiery being. He was...
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
(A Siksika First Nations Legend) In autumn, as the days grew shorter, the nights colder and the lakes’ waters wilder, an old drake and his mate, a pair of mallards, gathered their family. They stood on the...
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
(A Greek Myth) Once upon a time long ago, Apollo came upon Cupid on the top of Mount Parnassus, home of the Muses. It was a place sacred to the god of music and healing, and he...
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
(An English Legend) Once upon a time, a widow lived with her little son, Brendan, in the wilds of northern England, and she liked to tell him tales of the fairies that lived in the woods. The...
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016
(An Orkney Island Tale) Once upon a time, a young woman from the south of Scotland decided to move with her family to a farm on the island of Sanday. But Lilia knew nothing of the island’s...
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
(An Icelandic Tale) Once upon a time long ago, there was a farmer in northern Iceland who lived on a farm called Bakki. He had three sons named Gisli, Eirikur and Helgi. The boys were so foolish...
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
(A Russian Folktale) Once upon a time, a woman named Sonja had two daughters. Ada was her stepdaughter, and Sasha was her own child. Sonja adored Sasha. Whatever the girl did, Sonja showered her with praise. But...
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
(A German Tale) Once upon a time in the northern plains of Germany, there was an enormous lake surrounded by cool swampland that bordered a forest. The forest surrounding the swampland shut out all the sunlight. Few...