Folklore

mania.com / May 19, 2009 I’ve no idea where ideas and inspiration come from. I do know where they come from, though: out of nowhere, because they usually sideswipe me and take me completely by surprise. They also come from history, life itself, music, etc., but there in that special hidden place is where these things […]

Nashua Telegraph /  A Telegraph Column / Rebecca Rule / September 16, 2007 From her home in Meredith, Bonnie Marshall travels across the world in stories. Her previous translations of folklore include “The Snow Maiden and Other Russian Tales” and “Tales from the Heart of the Balkans.” Her new book takes her, and readers, to

Joshua Alston / The Daily Orange / College Publisher Network A fairy tale, much like a joke, only has as much humor, inventiveness and insight as its teller gives it. Thankfully, Kuang-Yu Fong and Chinese Theatre Works, her cast and accompanying musicians injected all three into their Peking opera interpretation of the familiar children’s fable

 Andrew Ward / FeralChildren.com  The Romulus and Remus story began when Amulius, king of the city of Alba Longa, deposed his brother Numitor. Afraid that Numitor’s daughter Rhea Silvia might have sons who would rise up to overthrow him, Amulius forced Rhea Silvia to become a priestess, and therefore forbidden to marry. Nevertheless, the god

AFP / November 20, 2007 ROME (AFP) – The grotto where a she-wolf suckled Rome’s founders Romulus and Remus, according to legend, has been discovered in the heart of the capital, Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli said Tuesday. “Italy and Rome never stop amazing the world with continual archaeological and cultural discoveries, and it is incredible

Leela Ramaswamy / Deccan Herald / Bangalore, India Perhaps you own a pet or know a neighbor or friend who does. As you know, it can be anything from a huge elephant to smaller creatures like fish in a tank… They are looked after with affection but also expected to adapt themselves to our way

Edwin Wollert / Education Coordinator / Wolf Song of Alaska Did you know? …that cultures from around the world have contributed to the mythology of what is perhaps our greatest fear pertaining to wolves: the legends of werewolves? To begin with, the basic term relating to werewolves is “lycanthropy,” borrowed from the name Lycaon, an

Ivy Stanmore / Sidney, Australia / Wolf Song of Alaska Volunteer It is now acknowledged that wolves, to use a term familiar to the public relations media, have had a “bad press” over the centuries. We all heard in childhood that it was the big bad wolf who ate Red Riding Hood’s grandma, who huffed