There was once a shepherd who every now and again would hear beautiful singing as he worked, but had no idea where it came from. One day, he met a beautiful woman near the top of the mountain, and she ...

Once upon a time there was a poor woman named Sabatella who longed for a child. Her husband, Cola-Mattheo brought a baby snake home, who asked her to mother him. The snake grew bigger and bigger under ...

For my money, this is without a doubt the story of the week. For years we’ve been hearing how the Grimm fairy tales were a lot more horror-based and bloody than the sanitized versions we’ve been ...