2. Blue beard by Charles Perrault
Intro
Once upon a time there was a man who had fine houses, both in town
and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, carved furniture, and
coaches gilded all over.
But unhappily this man had a blue beard, which made him so ugly and
so terrible that all the women and girls ran away from him.
One of his neighbors, a lady of quality, had two daughters who were
perfect beauties. He asked for one of them in marriage, leaving to her
the choice of which she would bestow on him.
They would neither of them have him, and they sent him backward and
forward from one to the other, neither being able to make up her mind
to marry a man who had a blue beard. Another thing which made them
averse to him was that he had already married several wives, and
nobody knew what had become of them.
5. Adaption
This story is way to messed up for young kids so I think I can mix in a
little bit of king Midas (he can turn anything into gold with a single
touch) so that means no dead wives and a way stop bluebeard maybe
with a magical talisman that has the same effect.
http://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Charles_Perrault/blue_beard.html
6. The golden arm by Aarne-Thompson
Intro
Here was once a man who travelled the land all over in search of a wife.
He saw young and old, rich and poor, pretty and plain, and could not
meet with one to his mind. At last he found a woman, young, fair, and
rich, who possessed a right arm of solid gold. He married her at once,
and thought no man so fortunate as he was. They lived happily
together, but, though he wished people to think otherwise, he was
fonder of the golden arm than of all his wife's gifts besides.
9. Adaption
This is a good story about not to steal and not marry out of greed but
the end is the lady saying the man has her arm so an extension where
he puts it back after being haunted for a while.
http://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/English_folktale_24.html
10. The Mistaken Gifts
Intro
When Siagon was about eight years old his parents began looking for a girl
who would make a suitable wife. At last when they had decided on a
beautiful maiden, who lived some distance from them, they sent a man to
her parents to ask if they would like Siagon for a son-in-law.
Now when the man arrived at the girl’s house the people were all sitting on
the floor eating periwinkle, and as they sucked the meat out of the shell,
they nodded their heads. The man, looking in at the door, saw them nod,
and he thought they were nodding at him. So he did not tell them his errand,
but returned quickly to the boy’s parents and told them that all the people at
the girl’s house were favorable to the union.
13. Adaption
This is a goo straight forward but the ending needs some closure like
the people acknowledging that Siagon has blessed them with the
thought of him marrying their daughter.
http://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Filipino_folktale_17.html
