Myths and Folklore Blog

Bibliography: "The Three Spinsters" from Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm  translated by Lucy Crane. Story Source . Notes I like this story, it has Rumpelstiltskin vibes but the girl actually keeps her word which is nice and sure, she was lazy, but that can easily be rewritten as her just not knowing how to use a spinning wheel the spinsters are mvps and also probably fairies  because come on that's some fairy nonsense  hehehehe wingmen  (Image Information: The Three Spinsters illustration by Robert Bell (1912); Wikimedia Commons ) -A.

Bibliography: "Aschenputtel" from Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm translated by Lucy Crane. Story Source . Notes the hazel tree is a strange detail that honestly makes Aschenputtel seem like a witch and I love it every single prince in these stories is faceblind and we love to see it why do the birds do her bidding? are they agents of the tree? Is the tree her mother? This story has so many questions that I will probably ignore when I retell it. (Image Information: Aschenputtel fountain; Wikimedia Commons ) -A.