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Princess Who Tries to Make Herself Small

We set off into the world together, myself and my friend the bull. I rejoiced that we were out of danger at last. No fear of the evil queen finding us! But then we came to a forest. All the trees and plants and flowers were made of copper. We could not go around it....

Woodcutter in an Enchanted Forest

Themes: Arrogance | Escape | Terror

When the King of Sweden gave orders to cut down the faerie wood, no man had courage enough to carry them out. But I wasn’t afraid. I took my axe and went into the Tontla Wood. I struck a tree, and my blow was followed by a stream of blood and shrieks as if I’d cut...

Shy Carpenter

Themes: Friendship | Terror | Trust

My best friend and I grew up in houses that stood side-by-side, and our fathers were both carpenters. We were so close to one another that we used to be called Little Fork and Little Knife. My friend became a soldier, and I became a carpenter. He was much more...

Reluctant King

Themes: Success | Terror

I looked all around the world in search of fear, because I didn't know what fear was. I wasn't afraid of the living or the dead. One day, I came into a large town square crowded with people. A pigeon had been set loose over the crowd and he landed on my head. The...

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