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 29, 2020 | A Midsummer's Night's Dream, Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Literature, News, Venice
For hundreds of years, authors have written about fairies in novels, plays and stories. The English playwright William Shakespeare used fairies as major characters in his comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The play includes Oberon and Titiana, the...
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 | Jun 7, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, Literature, Venice
Fairies appear in two kinds of folk stories-legends and fairy tales. Legends take place in the real world, and fairy tales occur in some imaginary world. Legends are told as true stories, but fairy tales are told as fiction. Actually, fairies appear in very few fairy...