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Dark Fairy Tales II: Heads in a Fountain, Bones in a Bag

July 26, 2022 boneandsickle Britain, cautionary tales, children's literature, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, Frau Holle, Grimm, Kind and Unkind Girls, legends, local legends

Dark fairy tale elements including floating heads and bags of bones are featured in a family of tales classified under the Aarne-Thompson[…]

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Terrible Tales for Terrible Tots

December 20, 2020 boneandsickle cautionary tales, children's literature, Christmas, Der Struwwelpeter, Edwardian, England, EPISODE

Books of cautionary stories for children were a popular Christmas gift in Victorian times. These tales of misbehaving children and[…]

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