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The Gingerbread House episodes
- The Woman Who Hated Children (or The Wild Swans)
In this week's episode, Melita tells us about the woman who taught her how to be a witch.
Petrina hated children. She hated a lot of things, actually. The one thing she truly loved in all the world was power, but what lengths would she go to to hold onto it? Tune in to find out!
12 min - The Unexpected Risks of Breaking Into Houses (or Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
In this week's episode, we meet Goldilocks- a renowned criminal who wanders into a house owned by three bears. Will she learn her lesson?
9 min - Morgiana and the Forty Thieves (or Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves)
WARNING: Parental guidance advised. Contains non-graphic murder, violence, and a domestic abuse situation. When Morgiana's ex-boyfriend reenters her life, she makes it her mission to get him back out of it again- and to protect the people she's come to care about in his absence.
20 min - The Drosselmeyers (or The Nutcracker)
Miss Drosselmeyer in an expert at fixing things, especially those made of clockwork. But what will she do when she encounters something she can't fix? Create a friend to help her! Enjoy this prequel of sorts to The Nutcracker story.
12 min - The Gingerbread Boy (or The Gingerbread Man)
An elderly couple seek out the help of an extremely clever and beautiful witch, and create a boy made out of gingerbread. What adventures will he get up to on his very first day in the world?
12 min - The Oldest Fairy (or Sleeping Beauty)
Melita is back for a new season! This week we'll be hearing the story of a fairy who is so old that people are always forgetting she exists, and how she teamed up with an unlikely ally to fix her biggest mistake.
12 min - A Gingerbread House Full of Mismatched Furniture (or Hansel & Gretel)
Contains mentions of starvation, famine, and child neglect. In the series finale of The Gingerbread House, Melita shares the story of how she came to live in her unique home, and of the children that brought it fame by trying to eat it.
13 min - Two Sisters and Six Ghosts (or Bluebeard)
WARNING: Parental guidance advised. Contains non-graphic mentions of murder, death, and domestic abuse.
The story of six women who all have the misfortune to be married to the same man, (including Reine, The Gingerbread House's resident poltergeist), and the sisters who manage to stop him.20 min - The Very Tall Gentleman with a Castle in the Sky (or Jack and the Beanstalk)
A musician makes his living with the assistance of a magical harp, and relies on a hen which lays golden eggs when money is hard to come by. What happens when a thief sets this musician's home in his sights?
11 min - The Man, The Miller's Daughter, and The Baby (or Rumpelstiltskin)
A mysterious businessman agrees to help a miller's daughter in a life-or-death situation, but only if she will agree to give him her firstborn child. When she refuses to repay the debt, he offers her a new deal: she can keep the baby, but only if she can figure out his real name.
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About The Gingerbread House
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to The Gingerbread House, a tiny cottage deep in the woods that is made out of sugary treats and home to a friendly witch. Come inside, get comfortable, and listen to some…
familiar-yet-not-so-familiar fairy tales. There is more than one side to every story, and more to this fantasy world than first meets the eye. But the fire is warm, the kettle is boiled, and there's an empty chair calling your name, poppet. Do stay a while.