Here are some stories a lot of us grew up with. First, “The Fisherman and His Wife.” You remember: A fisherman catches a flounder, and the fish says it is enchanted and pleads to be spared. The ...

More humanists should take folktales and fairy tales seriously, because these stories provide unique windows into culture, ethics, human nature and metaphysics. While these tales might seem like ...

There was once a pretty country girl who was loved dearly by her mother and grandmother, who gifted her a red riding hood, which is how the girl’s nickname “Little Red Riding-Hood” came to be. One day ...

There was once a King and Queen who finally bear a daughter after desperately trying to have a child for years. They invite all the fairies they can find within their kingdom to be godmothers, and ...