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“The Romans and Greeks used to call her a Dryad; but we don’t understand that: out in the sailors’ quarter we have a better name for her; there she’s called Elder Tree Mother...' A tale from Hans Christian Andersen #FolkloreThursday #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/X1YGHycMdi
The tale of Snow-White and Rose-Red comes from The Brothers Grimm. Not to be confused with Snow-White, this story is about two sisters, an angry thieving dwarf, and a kings son banished as a wild bear. Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith #fairytaletuesday https://t.co/2qgm4TQLmb
Welcome to March! Spring is around the corner and we've made a reading list perfect for the new season - check it out here https://t.co/BxMa2w5ys4
Illustration from Marigold Garden - Illustrated by Kate Greenaway🐑
A beautiful illustration of the castaway Robinson Crusoe, from the 1920 edition illustrated by N. C. Wyeth.
During a treacherous sea voyage, Crusoe's vessel gets attacked by pirates, leaving him shipwrecked on a deserted Caribbean island #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/3h6aLIX1NR
Six years of silence, six little shirts of star-flowers, and an escape from death by fire... The Six Swans is a tale from the Brothers Grimm about six brothers that are changed into swans by their evil stepmother. Read the full tale: https://t.co/Yg2YRMnKw9 #fairytaletuesday
We picked 4 colourful illustrations from our favourite tales for this week's #folklorethursday > Jessie Willcox Smith 'Heidi', Dugald Stewart Walker 'The Nightingale', Virginia Frances Sterrett 'The Wild Boar', Harry Clarke 'The Garden of Paradise.' https://t.co/zBADHbInou ✨🌈
'Then the mice began to flutter and fuss.
"Who is it," cried one, "who is talking to us?"' - The Three Blind Mice - Mother Goose's Menagerie 🐭
American illustrator Peter Newell died #onthisday in 1924. https://t.co/ZDIwuhvNPi
'Beholding with amazement in the midst of those gleaming waves a siren’s face, that enchanted all hearts, he fell desperately in love with such wonderful beauty'💘A classic love story of a Prince that saves a maiden trapped in tall tower #folklorethursday https://t.co/WMTip0CN2q
"When the sun had set to everything else, his beams still shone full upon this waterfall, so that it looked like a shower of gold"
Happy Birthday John Ruskin born #onthisday in 1819, author of The King of The Golden River.
Illustration by Arthur Rackham https://t.co/Z7LU9I0vDk
Our next #fortnightlyfairytale arrives this weekend. 'Mother Holle' is a fairy tale from The Brothers Grimm. To get these fairy tales before anyone else, subscribe to our mailing list via the link. We'll send them straight to your inbox! https://t.co/iWpaOQTCzZ