
A tale of fairy tales and tents
A story of fairy stories and tents by the same author who wrote the classic fairy tales, The Little Mermaid, has gone on sale for the first time online.The book was published in the UK in the 1990s, and...
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Japan’s ‘Fairy Tales’ are being used as part of Christmas decorations
The Japanese Ministry of Culture is offering free fairy tales to local people, to mark the opening of the Japanese Fairy Tale Festival, with a special programme for children.In a bid to attract more foreign visitors, the Ministry of...
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How I became a German Fairy Tale Tent in five days
I first came across German fairy tales as a child at a Christmas party in Hamburg.The kids at the party would take me on a journey through fairy tale-inspired architecture, with fairy tales on the walls, windows and ceilings.It...
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How to find the right words for ‘dinosaur’
The words ‘dynamic’ and ‘bizarre’ have been used interchangeably in the English language, but the definition of a ‘dumb’ word has not.The Oxford Dictionary of English uses the term ‘dude’ to describe a ‘bubbly person’, but the term has...
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How many fairy tales do you need to know to know autumn fairy tale?
The fairy tale season is upon us.The autumn fairy tales of the West have begun.The winter fairies of the North have begun, but the fall fairies will continue until the end of time.The fairy tales that begin and end...
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