Mythology & Folklore

The Twelve Dancing Princesses What is the kings plan if none of his daughters marry? Would any of them become queen? Seems kind of harsh that if they fail he kills them. Why can't they just fail and go back to their lives? I have a feeling that the princes dad wouldn't be okay with another king killing his son. Sounds like a recipe for war Why does this old lady know the princess's tricks? And why does she have a cloak? Could be an interesting story to have her be a family member or old servant that knows how the princesses sneak away. Maybe she wants them to stop so she reveals all this to the soldier These princesses are kind of mean for deliberately causing all these men to lose their lives just so they could go dancing Maybe old woman from above could be one of the sisters in disguise, who doesn't want to send men to their deaths anymore They should probably be listening to the youngest sister, because she's right to be so concerned  Why can't the

Briar Rose The fish is an interesting way to tell her she's having a daughter Its kind of weird that they want a daughter but not a son to be the heir to the throne, unless it's a progressive society where they actually let women rule Yikes, how did they choose which fairy to leave out? Was she particularly bad, or just unlock in this instance? I'm sure that the old lady is the evil fairy. But if she could magically create a spindle, why did they even bother removing all of them from the palace? Why did they all fall asleep? Was that another gift from the fairies? So this prince just got really lucky and didn't have to prove himself by cutting though the thorns If the spell was that she was supposed to sleep for a hundred years, why didn't she just wake up when the hundred years were up? Why did she still  need true love's kiss? Did they all know they slept for that long or did it just feel like they blinked and a hundred years had passed? Briar R

Looking Glass-House Alice is such  carefree girl, and seems to have no issue with the people who now "can't get at [her]", but that is a very concerning statement  I like the chess pieces. It could be an interesting story to look at the perspective of the chess pieces, to the large girl watching them and trying not to scare them Oh so they are scared of her. That story would be interesting too, the pieces just minding their business until a giant hand picks them up and moves them in the air super quickly I've read this poem before, it's a very interesting one. The floating thing is another thing that would concern a normal person. but Alice seems fine with it and questions nothing Alice Bibliography: Looking Glass-House from  Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There  by Lewis Carroll

Emily had grown up in a small town near the palace of Gore. She had lost her mother at a young age, and visited her grave often.  The Queen Morgan le Fay had been an idol of hers since the first time she saw her. Morgan had come to her village to heal a sick child with her powers and as she was leaving, saw Emily sitting at her mother’s grave. She came over and spoke to Emily for a little while, and before she left, used her magic to make a beautiful rose grow at the headstone.  And since that day, Emily had dreamed of living in the palace, spending time with Morgan le Fay. And one day, her wish came true. By luck, she found her way into the palace as a maid when she was fifteen years old. And from there she observed Morgan every day using her powers to do good for all the people of Gore.  Morgan left one day, said to be visiting her brother. No one in the palace or the country knew that she was on a mission to steal from her brother. They knew of her brother, the great King Art

Sir Galahad and the White Knight Why are they trying to get the shield if they know it will kill them? Why would Galahad agree to that? Oh so it's like an excalibur type thing, but with more deadly consequences Story idea: What the nuns and the priest think of all this. Why do they let people try the shield if they know they will die? Maybe it could be funny from the nuns perspective, like "Oh good, another Knights thats going to try the shield?" Why did Galahad just ignore that foreboding voice? Good for him for freeing the castle but they kind of glossed over that whole thing His friends' story was glossed over too Sir Galahad Bibliography: Sir Galahad and the White Knight from King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table  by Andrew Lang