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  • The Pastor’s Wife

    The Pastor’s Wife

    Warning: this is a sad folktale. This is a sad tale of Danish origin. I want to share it because it struck me and has stayed with me ever since I first heard it back in April of 2022. I discovered this by listening to an old episode of a podcast called Feminist Folklore. Unfortunately,…

  • Gertie

    Gertie

    In the early years of children’s literature, often their short stories were sad and dark. The following short story is such a one. This is from the 1883 Chatterbox that is first mentioned here. Gertie Boys of ten or twelve, seen on the street, appear heartless and without sympathy, and yet you wrong them. Among…

  • Gillian’s Christmas – Tree

    Here is a story from Chatterbox, 1912. I really, really loved this story! GILLIAN’S CHRISTMAS – TREE. ‘Mother, can’t we have a Christmas-tree?’ asked Gillian Derwent, one December day, standing by the table, where her widowed mother sat painting Christmas cards, in a shabby sitting-room at Seacombe, a small South-coast watering-place, where they were spending…