Today we're doing the Celtic folk tale called "Field of Boliauns."

This episode is being released early in time for St. Patrick's Day, so I hope nobody minds terribly!

There are a handful of words that are a bit tricky to understand, as well as some phrasing that is different from what we use today (I assure you that I did check two different versions of the story to make sure it wasn't just a mistranslation or mistranscription of some kind!) so don't worry if you have to persevere a bit in order to understand what is happening. The tricky part is brief.

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Today we're reading the Grimm's Fairy Tale "Rumpelstiltskin" and we hope you enjoy it.

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February is a short month, so what better time to share one of the shortest tales from the Brothers Grimm?

This one gets right to the point, but tells a story variation seen throughout the world generations old!

But whether you're benefitting from magic pasta, porridge, or salt, it's always important to listen to your elders!

This is a version of Sleeping Beauty, also known as "Briar Rose", as told by the Brothers Grimm.

I was quite surprised to learn how much this story had changed over time and couldn't help but feel that the magic of Disney had removed some of the magic from the story.

At the TutusAndFairyTales website, we've shared the ballet version of this story, shared patterns for various characters that you can try yourself, including the beautiful Briar Rose herself!

We believe there is nothing more important than family, and we know that shared experiences are one of the best ways for families to connect.  So we invite you to make the characters from this story. Happy times will come in watching your children play, and your children will love watching you make something special just for them.

If you'd like to help support us, we're working on ways to do that, but for now you can buy step-by-step crafting patterns to make some of the characters from this story and more at our Etsy shop.

This is a version of Jack and the Beanstalk, as recorded by Scottish poet and author Andrew Lang.

We really like this one because not only does it add some extra background to the story, it also drops a few lessons to be learned as well.

The story is shared here on our webpage at tutusandfairytales.com, and there are quite a few crafts you can do as well. You can make the giant, bag of gold, golden hen, ax (safe for playing!), golden harp (not for actually playing!), the beanstalk, or Jack himself!

We believe there is nothing more important than family, and we know that shared experiences are one of the best ways for families to connect.  So we invite you to make the characters from this story. Happy times will come in watching your children play, and your children will love watching you make something special just for them.

This is another Grimm fairy tale entitled "Two Brothers" which, in true Grimm fashion, is a bit "grim" but also has some delightful storytelling elements in it, and a bit of silliness as well!

We believe there is nothing more important than family, and we know that shared experiences are one of the best ways for families to connect. So we invite you to make the characters from this story. Happy times will come in watching your children play, and your children will love watching you make something special just for them.

On the website, we’re sharing free patterns so you can make your own characters and toys. You can get templates, instructions, pictures, and more at tutusandfairytales.com.  

This is the original story of "Little Red Cap," the predecessor to the "Little Red Riding Hood" story we know today.

The story matches our newer one quite well, except for a bit at the end where we get to see how much our heroine has learned in her first encounter.

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