Tag: Fairy

European FolktaleLeave a comment

The Water Maid

eccsimpson

Long ago in the central mountains, a young man named Henio became lost while hunting. For many weeks he wandered through the forest, with only his horse to keep him company. He drank the water from the streams and ate berries and the small animals he caught, but he knew that he would perish if he did not find shelter quickly.

One morning, he came to an ancient stone wall. It was so high he could not see over it, and looking in either direction he could see no end.

Continue reading “The Water Maid”

Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedintumblrmail
European Folktale, Folktales, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The Three Cows

eccsimpson

There was a farmer, and he had three cows, fine fat beauties they were. One was called Facey, the other Diamond, and the third Beauty. One morning he went into his cowshed, and there he found Facey so thin that the wind would have blown her away. Her skin hung loose about her, all her flesh was gone, and she stared out of her great eyes as though she’d seen a ghost; and what was more, the fireplace in the kitchen was one great pile of wood-ash. Well, he was bothered with it; he could not see how all this had come about.

Continue reading “The Three Cows”

Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedintumblrmail