by Jean Trammell | Mar 17, 2022 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Florida, Literature, Venice
Have you ever wondered how shark teeth came to be scattered along the Venice, Fla. beaches. I recently discovered a wonderful children’s book by Linda Dunn. She has uncovered the secrets of the shark’s teeth on Venice beaches. I discovered her book at The...
by Jean Trammell | Aug 6, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Literature, Venice
Some writers have made up their own stories about fairies. The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen wrote several volumes of stories from 1835 until his death in 1875. Inn one tale “Little Tiny” the main character springs from a little flower. The Italian...
by Jean Trammell | Apr 24, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Literature, News, Venice
In the early 1800’s, two German scholars, the brothers Jakob and Wilhelm, published a collection of folk stories called “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”. Only a few of the stories included fairies. One tale, “Rumpelstiltskin” tells of a...
by Jean Trammell | Mar 30, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Legends, Literature, News
In 1697, the French author polished a collection of folk stories called “Tales of Mother Goose”. The book included some stories that are still popular. In one tale, Cinderella’s fairy godmother changes a pumpkin into a carriage and mice into horses...
by Jean Trammell | Nov 12, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, Literature, News, Venice
Many people believe in fairies and have developed ways to win their favor, or to protect themselves from evil ones. Fairies love milk, and people may pour milk into the ground for them. Parents may hang an open pair of scissors over a child’s crib as a charm to...
by Jean Trammell | Oct 10, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, News, Venice
Fairies are not always helpful and kind. They may steal grain or lead travelers astray. Occasionally, fairies commit cruel acts. In one legend, a woman helps deliver a fairy baby. As she puts some magic ointment on the baby’s eye, she accidentally rubs some on...