A wonderful prince had come to the Sea King's palace and my father went out to welcome him. He was known as Prince Fire Fade, Child of the Heaven’s Sun Height. The king led him into the palace and I soon fell in love with the august prince who had come from the sky....
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Widow with Idle Sons
I had three sons, and I raised them by myself for the most part. What a disappointment! They were idle and careless. The two eldest weren't able to keep any sort of job. They kept coming home, expecting me to serve them hand and foot. My youngest was a bit more...
King Who Wants to Glimpse Paradise
I always found it difficult to believe what I could not see. One day, in the prime of my youth, I was out hunting when I came upon a fakeer reading the Koran. He was sitting on a little bedstead in front of a cave in a lonely place on the mountain. He had an old,...
Queen Who Helps Her Son Escape
When our son returned from his long sea voyage, he told us that he had caught the Golden-Headed Fish whose blood would cure his father's blindness. However, there was no time left to bring the fish home. The physician who knew how to make the salve would be gone. So...
Geirlaug Forgotten
When our stepmother came after us, I turned myself into a whale and my beloved friend Grethari, into my fin. Our stepmother turned herself into a shark and we battled in the sea until the water ran red with blood. After a mighty struggle, we killed the shark and she...
Turkish Princess
I'm waiting on the roof. Where is he? I've been waiting here for hours. He first appeared to me in my bedroom. I was sleeping. He kissed me and I woke. He told me that he was a Turkish god. He certainly looked the part! He told wonderful stories. He told me that my...
Gon the Cat
I have fur as soft and shiny as silk, and green eyes. I can see in the dark. I once belonged to a music teacher who loved me, but she did not love me enough to let me go and live with Koma, the cat I adore. Now Koma and I have been separated for a long time, and I...
Dick Whittington
I was very little when my father and mother died; so little, indeed, that I never knew them, nor the place where I was born. I strolled around the country, ragged as a colt, until I met with a wagoner who was going to London. He gave me leave to walk beside his wagon...
Rose-Red
Whenever we meet the little dwarf in the woods, he's in trouble! We help him out, and then he scolds us, funny little man. Now he's got himself entangled in the talons of eagle, and we've had to pull him free. Do you think he thanked us? Oh no! He screamed, "You've...
Wife of Theodorus
My husband Theodorus should have been the happiest man in the world. He had everything he could wish for: wealth, a beautiful wife, (if you don't mind me saying), and a wonderful son. We loved him dearly and we took great pleasure in living by the sea. But poor...
Rubezahl, King of Gnomes
On my first journey to the surface of the green earth, the hills were covered in thick forests through which wild animals roamed. I amused myself by rolling great rocks down desolate valleys, chasing grey wolves, and hearing the thunder echo through the hills. The...
Niece of the Bereft Husband
Uncle told us a strange story. He said that when they had gone out to the camp, his wife had turned into a doll. He took us to the site where they had camped, and, to our amazement, we saw a life-sized doll lying under the skins. At first we couldn't believe it. We...
Corva the Witch
Men. Don't have much use for 'em. They don't listen to the earth. They don't hear the cries of the fish in the stream, or the eagle in the air. Naw, I've tested men and found them wanting. I put their skulls on spikes to decorate my fences. Other than that, they're...
Prince Who Sees Blood
I found my partner at the festival, and I would dance with no other. But she kept escaping the party. Now at least, I have her slipper. It is small, dainty and golden. It can only belong to her, and I have am going to try it on every young woman in the country until I...
Unrecognized Cinder Girl
When my father asked my stepsisters what they wanted from the fair, they showered him with compliments and requests for jewels and fancy dresses. His eyes almost slid past me. "And you, Cinderella, what will you have?" Cinderella! Had he forgotten my name? Did he...