Rumpelstiltskin by the brothers Grimm
A Gnomish fellow but a little dim
Wove the gold for the millers lass
From the sun that shone through a looking glass.
Three days he toiled to save her neck
Her Jewells he took and worse even yet-
He made her promise to give her babe
Her first child to this Goblin knave.
The king was pleased with all the gold
Married the girl who forgot the troll.
Nasty fellow came back one day
"Give me the child you have to pay-
Your first born child belongs to me
I spun the gold you promised see."
Queen, were maid, now believed him not-
Dismissed his plea with an arrogant nod.
...a fascinating piece of work Helen...love all fairy tales myths
...legends...folk tales...there isn't such a big difference between
fairy and real world...both project the same aspects of culture
and beliefs...telling the story of all aspects of being human...and
morals and lessons behind every story reflecting the greedy...
twisted human nature...intertwined within these narations...and
there are many ways to interpret these stories and as all works
of literature...are meant to be...which is what the magic of writing...
is...Thank you for sharing your writing.
Now that's a pretty grim tale! And a pretty good fable. It seems that Mammon is not what it's cracked up to be. Which is more important, a child, or gold. Which would one choose if they had a choice?
An ex-soldier, now turned farmer, wakes one day to find mysterious marks on his hands and wrists. All seems well until black riders appear and kidnap his family. On his journey to recover his lost loved ones and to discover the meaning of the strange
A prequel to "The Dragon and The Rose" Part 1 "The Turning Point" and Part 2 "The Confrontation". "Come the Realms of Winter" will take you to the time when the complex tangle of relationships in the Royal House of Calmora were forged during a civi
This is book 2 of my new fantasy trilogy, The Twins of Moon. As Quimbre warns Eefa, 'No world is more riddled with secrets than the eldritch waters we now blithely sail.' Here in the Sea of Stars the twins discover their extraordinary true destiny.
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...legends...folk tales...there isn't such a big difference between
fairy and real world...both project the same aspects of culture
and beliefs...telling the story of all aspects of being human...and
morals and lessons behind every story reflecting the greedy...
twisted human nature...intertwined within these narations...and
there are many ways to interpret these stories and as all works
of literature...are meant to be...which is what the magic of writing...
is...Thank you for sharing your writing.
--the Ugly Duckling
I like poems with a message…
Ron