Just came across this and I thought it was pretty entertaining:

What do you think is the best (worst? harshest) punishment in fairy tale lore? The most appropriate comeuppance? Snow White's mother dancing to death in red hot shoes? Cinderella's family losing their eyes to birds?

What are some good ones, and why do you like them?

Anybody remember the story about the little girl who is sent to gather strawberries in October by her stepmother. I think it's a Cinderella-esque story, but I'm not remembering enough of the details to be sure. I think she encounters the months as personifications and they take pity on her, so she's able to complete her task. I might also be ( Read more... )

From passiveaggressivenotes.com, spotted this unhappily ever after--for the shoes, anyway:


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From http://www.evilsunday.com/disturbing-fairy-tale-black-white-photos/

"Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. Miwa Yanagi is a Japanese photographic artist. Miwa Yanagi creates an elaborate, thoroughly ( Read more... )

http://xkcd.com/872/


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Hi there! I just discovered this community and I'm so excited! I love re-told and re-imagined fairy tales.

In fact, I recently finished reading the Princess Novels by Jim C. Hines. There are currently three available and the fourth is due out this summer.

The Stepsister Scheme introduces us to Danielle Whiteshore, nee Danielle de Glas, aka ( Read more... )

I am especially excited to tell you about this book because the author, Mr. McIver, has been a long-time member of our fair fairytale community. We've had quite a few talks about fairy tales and folklore, so I am just thrilled to see his storytelling in action here ( Read more... )

Well, I've looked around, and I can't find a picture of the complete set, BUT it seems McDonalds' current Happy Meal Toys are once again Madame Alexander toys, and these are based on fairy tales. From what I saw at the drive through when I got my egg mcmuffin this morning, there are four pairs of characters:


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Stopped in at Hot Topic today and saw some shirts that reminded me of popular fairy tales. When I went to their website to pull pictures to share with all of you I found many more!

( The three I saw in store )