#grimmsfairytale — Public Fediverse posts
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In the Grimms' Fairy Tale 'The Nixie of the Mill-Pond,' a poor miller promises to give whatever had "just been born in [his] house" to a water spirit in return for wealth. Unfortunately, the newborn in his house was not a dog or cat as he assumed but his own son. #WyrdWednesday
🎨: H. J. Ford
#Folklore #FairyTale #GrimmsFairyTale #Nixie #TheNixieOfTheMillPond #GermanFolklore
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Maid Maleen was a princess whose father imprisoned her and her waiting-woman in a dark tower for 7 years for disobeying him. When the sentence was complete, no one came to release them, so the two women broke out of the tower to discover the kingdom in ruin. #LegendaryWednesday
🎨: Arthur Rackham
#FairyTale #FairyTales #GrimmsFairyTale #MaidMaleen #Princess #Folklore #ArthurRackham
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In the Grimms' Fairy Tale 'Sweet Porridge,' a poor girl was gifted a magic pot that could cook an unlimited amount of porridge. However, only the girl knew the magic words to make it stop, so when the her mother attempted to use the pot without her daughter's help, she ended up flooding their street with porridge. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Jerome Ramos
#Folklore #FairyTale #GrimmsFairyTale #SweetPorridge #TheBrothersGrimm #GermanFolklore