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| Topic | Replies | Last Comment | Started By |
| Red
Riding Hood Discussing the meaning of "needles and pins" in Red Riding Hood. |
15 | by: selkie no |
Terri |
| Hans
Christian Andersen Jane praises the new articles about Andersen on the Endicott Studio website. |
1 | by: Terri |
janeyolen |
| Bears
Joanne is looking for bears in folk or fairytales, not bears that are magically transformed humans. |
8 | by: JoanneMerriam |
JoanneMerriam |
| confessions
of an ugly stepsister Hoping for a possible release of the made-for-tv movie onto DVD. |
5 | by: LostBoyTootles |
bedazel |
| Searching
for Gnomes... Searching for a book which ends up being Gnomes by Wil Huygen. |
3 | by: Lotti |
Amal |
| Fairy
Tail Elements vs. Inspiration Brief, somewhat unfocused discussion of fairy tale elements and other resources discussing the fairy tale in general. |
9 | by: Aliera |
AsheLeBeau |
| finding
modern fairy tales Rose is looking for modern fairy tales online to use in a student survey she is conducting. |
18 | by: wrightales |
Rose Deo |
| fairy
novels, anyone? ( 1 2
) In which everyone lists novels featuring fairies upon Terri's request. |
36 | by: Rebecca Guay |
Terri |
| Help
with a senior project. Offering advice to a student writing a project on fairy tales and epics. |
6 | by: Kerrie |
dwinoder |
| Are
you afraid? RumRytr1 asks the writers if they are afraid their work will be misinterpreted in the future and receives thoughtful answers. |
17 | by: JoanneMerriam |
RymRytr1 |
| Cloud
myths and Spurned Gift myths Searching for myths of how the clouds came to be and other related stories. |
4 | by: Amal |
asherblack |
| Three
Tasks Set By A King? Sharing links to stories in which a king sets three tasks for the hero. |
3 | by: JoanneMerriam |
JoanneMerriam |
| Ya
Ya Baccala Sharing and trying to identify nonsense songs remembered from childhood. |
2 | by: AsheLeBeau |
gormghlaith |
| Favorite
Fairy Tale Illustrations & Illustrators... Discussing favorite illustrators but more importantly getting sound advice from established illustrators, editors, and authors. |
10 | by: Ron McCutchan |
artsfan |
| Mermaid
Myths and the Gulf of Mexico?? Looking for sources on myths or stories of mermaids originating in the Gulf of Mexico. |
3 | by: janeyolen |
AsheLeBeau |
| the
tinder box Brief discussion of Andersen's tale with a link to more information. |
2 | by: patrickwolf |
patrickwolf |
| French
Salons Providing further reading on the French Salons and the fairy tales that came from them. |
2 | by: Laura McCaffrey |
Neramon |
| addendum
Begins as a discussion of personal animal symbols and ends as a discussion of wolf stories. |
9 | by: AsheLeBeau |
lalunesafir |
| Here
there be a dragon bits question Looking for resources of folklore concerning dragon parts and their magical qualities or healing properties. |
3 | by: gormghlaith |
alina |
| Older
heroines Looking for examples of older heroines (central characters) in modern reworkings of tales or other stories in the fantasy genre. |
17 | by: Aliera |
Aliera |
| Folklore
of Tattoo Discussion about tattoo folklore and related writings. Great further reading provided on the topic. |
17 | by: GailS |
Midori |
| fairy
tales and gender ( 1 2
) Discussing gender roles in fairy tales. |
31 | by: Jess |
piyi |
| The
Sandman Looking for the origin of the Sandman (not Neil Gaiman's book) and the meaning of "kissing cousin." |
9 | by: Nalo |
dorisi |
| What's
the meaning behind a beast in a fairy tale A student asks about the significance behind the beast, king and evil queen in fairy tales. |
7 | by: janeyolen |
raekatmsncom |
| Help
me... Identifying the movie, Princess Fantagiro. |
1 | by: Aural13 |
anailev |
| some
(non)rhetorical questions Some board members explain why fairy tales are important to them. |
5 | by: chirons daughter |
wrightales |
| "Faerie
Tales" as Myths! Looking for further reading on theories that fairy tales are grounded in old myths. |
2 | by: gormghlaith |
wiccanwade |
| Curiosity
Answering the question "What does "LaLune" mean? |
3 | by: Heidi Anne Heiner |
RymRytr1 |
| Red
Feather Looking for further information on changelings for an analysis of Marjorie Fischer's "Red Feather." |
3 | by: chirons daughter |
chirons daughter |
| Tattercoats
and Freud Offering further reading for an assignment on Freud and the fairy tale, Tattercoats. |
2 | by: chirons daughter |
LouiseDK |
| American
Tricksters Sharing sources and thoughts on Americanized folk spirits and tricksters. |
4 | by: Marks |
Kerrie |
| disney
redeems itself ^_~ (the brave little toaster) Short discussion centered on the film, The Brave Little Toaster. |
4 | by: tlchang37 |
isthmus nekoi |
| Beauties,
Beasts, and Enchantments Hardcover -Zipes A+ Discussing Zipes book in hardcover and paperback, and the discrepancies between editions. The book is highly recommended. |
16 | by: duglis |
duglis |
| Tom
Thumb vs Little Thumbling/Hop o' my Thumb/Little Poucet Discussion of the differences between these similar but different tales and confusion over the names. |
5 | by: duglis |
duglis |
| Cannon
Movie Tales!!!!! Fans share their love for the fairy tale movies produced by Cannon Movie Tales. They are expected on DVD in late 2004. |
2 | by: mary lou 102 |
mary lou 102 |
| Fritz
Genschow's "Hansel and Gretel" Sharing information and thoughts on rare film versions of Hansel and Gretel. |
3 | by: artsfan |
artsfan |
| African
American Song lyrics mentioning the DEVIL? Listing sources for finding African-American songs with the devil in the song lyrics. |
4 | by: Peter |
wolfgang |
| Upcoming
Publications Part 2 ( 1
2 3 )
Part 2 of a continuing thread on upcoming publications to check out. |
50 | by: Richard Parks |
Heidi Anne Heiner |
| The
Three Sacks of Truth Looking for the origin of Eric Kimmel's story, The Three Sacks of Truth. |
1 | by: gormghlaith |
qwho |
| naming
difficulties Writerly advice on finding names for characters. |
7 | by: briggsw |
denag |
| More
on Fairy Tales and Advertising... A continuing thread in which recent advertisements featuring fairy tale themes are described. |
5 | by: Blackwolf |
Kerrie |
| Pictures,
lithographs Identifying a picture, "The Giant" by N.C. Wyeth. |
3 | by: artsfan |
briggsw |
| My
fairy tale collection...anything lacking? Offering further reading to supplement Duglis' personal library. |
4 | by: duglis |
duglis |
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