Fairy-Tale Files: Madschun

by | Oct 24, 2014 | Fairy-Tale Files

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. In the Turkish tale Madschun, a young man who is born without any hair is tasked with (among other things) collecting all the world’s birds...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Stinky Cheese Man

by | Oct 3, 2014 | Fairy-Tale Files

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. In “The Stinky Cheese Man,” one story in a collection of “fairly stupid tales” from Jon Scieszka, the title character is afraid to be around...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Frog Prince

by | Sep 26, 2014 | Fairy-Tale Files

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. In one of the most widely-known fairy tales, the Frog Prince is befriended by a princess and later transforms into a handsome prince. Today,...

Fairy-Tale Files: Hanna

by | Sep 19, 2014 | Fairy-Tale Files

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors. The 2011 action film Hanna has, according to its director Joe Wright, “a lot in common with fairy tales like The Little Mermaid or Hansel...