Fairy Tale Retellings
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Lily and Leandros by EliGirli
Fandoms: Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Brothers Grimm - Fandom, Beauty and the Beast - All Media Types, Das singende springende Löweneckerchen | The Singing Springing Lark, The Singing Soaring Lark, The Lady and the Lion - Fandom, Lily and the Lion
27 Feb 2023
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When her father is forced to give her up to a lion, Lily bravely accepts. When she learns that the lion is in fact an enchanted prince whose true human form is only revealed at night, the two fall in love and are wed. Years later, after they've had a little daughter, Lily unintentionally worsens her husband's curse. Thus begins her seven-year-long journey to find her lost husband.
This is a retelling of "Lily and the Lion," a variant of the Brothers Grimm's "The Singing, Springing Lark." It shares a lot of elements with stories like "Beauty & the Beast," "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," and with the myth of Cupid & Psyche. This retelling has religious themes and allusions.
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- Part 1 of Fairy Tale Retellings
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To Grant a Fox's Wish by EliGirli
Fandoms: Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Der goldene Vogel | The Golden Bird (Fairy Tale)
12 Mar 2023
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This takes place at the end of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Golden Bird." In the original tale, the youngest son of a gardener goes on a quest to find a golden bird, a golden horse, & a princess. A fox guides him on this quest. The fox befriends the youth, and so he is distressed when the fox asks him to take his life. He refuses at first. Previously titled "The Fox Prince."
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- Part 2 of Fairy Tale Retellings
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For the Love of Jorinde by EliGirli
Fandoms: Jorinde und Joringel | Jorinde and Joringel (Fairy Tale), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
05 Apr 2023
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Jorinde and Joringel are separated by a curse. They are not the only ones suffering this fate.
Inspired by the Brothers Grimm's "Jorinde and Joringel."
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- Part 3 of Fairy Tale Retellings
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A Dancing Princess & A Former Soldier by EliGirli
Fandoms: Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Die zertanzten Schuhe | The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Fairy Tale)
03 Oct 2023
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The aged & former soldier has discovered where the king's twelve daughters disappeared to each night. In his gratitude, the king has given him his eldest daughter to marry.
Based on the ending of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "12 Dancing Princesses," alternatively known as "The Worn Out Dancing Shoes," and "The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces."
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- Part 4 of Fairy Tale Retellings
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How the Brave Little Tailor Wooed His Bride by EliGirli
Fandoms: Das tapfere Schneiderlein | The Brave Little Tailor (Fairy Tale), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
25 Nov 2023
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When the king underestimates the little tailor, he promises to give him his daughter as a bride if he accomplishes certain feats. When the little tailor does just that, the king makes good on his promise, but he and his daughter are none too happy about it. The tailor and the princess's marriage is quite unhappy.
That is until the tailor accidentally woos his own wife.
A sequel of sorts to "The Brave Little Tailor"
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- Part 5 of Fairy Tale Retellings
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The Golden Goose Boy by EliGirli
Fandoms: The Goose Girl (Fairy Tale), The Golden Goose (Fairy Tale), Die Gänsemagd | The Goose Girl (Fairy Tale), Die goldene Gans | The Golden Goose (Fairy Tale), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
28 Jun 2025
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Once upon a time there was a prince, the youngest of three. Though he was not as well esteemed as his brothers, he was very innocent and kind.
When his father the king arranged for him to marry a princess from a foreign kingdom, an envious advisor sought to usurp the prince's place.
This is a retelling of both "The Goose Girl" and "The Golden Goose."
edit: Chapter 9 is finally up
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- Part 6 of Fairy Tale Retellings