Category Archives: Fairy Stories

There was once an old woman whose only joy in the world was her grandson. The old woman’s sons and daughters had all gone their own way, and only the boy stayed behind. He grew up handsome and good-natured. The old woman worked hard to keep him well-fed and well-clothed, and the two were happy.Continue reading “The Grandmother”

There lived once, on the outskirts of a kingdom that no longer exists, a girl who lost her parents. Her mother died while giving birth to her, and as for her father, he was taken by cholera when the girl was twelve. The girl’s mother had been a gifted seamstress. She left for her childContinue reading “The Inheritance”