Spinning Some Stories

Cultural origins:  This is a traditional middle eastern folktale with a few stories within stories.  While it begins with a King who wants ...

Cultural origins: This is a story from a play about a storyteller, The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh . This is the only story in the pla...

Cultural origins:  This is a French fairytale written by the great Comtesse d'Aulnoy. It is a literary tale, so the storyteller must...

Cultural origins:  This is a German folktale, akin to that told by the brothers Grimm, was first found in a collection titled: The Wonde...

Cultural origins:  The origin of this fairytale is in dispute. Hans Christian Anderson and the brothers Grimm both publish similar tales...