Tagged: Andrew Lang

May 13, 2022

HOW A FISH SWAM IN THE AIR AND A HARE IN THE WATER. (The Violet Fairy Book, 1889) by ANDREW LANG

Once upon a time an old man and his wife lived together in a little village. They might have been happy if only the old woman had had the sense to hold her tongue...

May 13, 2022

THE CHILD WHO CAME FROM AN EGG (The Violet Fairy Book, 1889) by ANDREW LANG

Once upon a time there lived a queen whose heart was sore because she had no children. She was sad enough when her husband was at home with her, but when he was away...

October 30, 2020

Favorite folk- and fairy tales about greed

Folk- and fairy tales hand down a morality and principles for living together in a society. Since greed is such a wide-spread human trait, it became one of the most famous motives in folk...

August 14, 2020

THE GRATEFUL PRINCE (The Violet Fairy Book, 1889) by ANDREW LANG

Once upon a time the king of the Goldland lost himself in a forest, and try as he would he could not find the way out. As he was wandering down one path which...

May 20, 2020

THE PRINCE WHO WANTED TO SEE THE WORLD (The Violet Fairy Book, 1889) by ANDREW LANG

There was once a king who had only one son, and this young man tormented his father from morning till night to allow him to travel in far countries. For a long time the...

March 24, 2020

Best folk and fairy tales about WATER – Happy World Water Day

The 22 of March is the UN’s world water day. Water is a source of life and an important element of many folk- and fairy tales. Therefore fairytalenight.com has collected the best stories around water...