Showing results for "Siren" in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow.

Red is not allowed to go into the woods. Everyone knows that they are dangerous – because of their strange magic and the wolves that lurk there… But Red finds herself increasingly drawn to the woods and the place where her grandmother disappeared without a trace three years ago. When the woodcutter fails to return home one night and wolves are spotted close to the village boundary, fear drives a deep and dangerous divide between the villagers and the nature they live alongside.

Emily is delighted when her family returns to Brightport, but their attempts to follow Neptune's orders to bring humans and merfolk together seem doomed. Thrown out of mermaid school and scorned by her old enemy, Mandy Rushton, Emily goes in search of the lost sirens who were banished by Neptune to a top secret undersea cavern. Only when she uncovers the sirens' true story can she put the pieces of her own life back together. A magical adventure, featuring the power of friendship and told with Liz's characteristic warmth and lightness of touch.

Ever since Charlotte Mielswetzski and her cousin, Zee, saved the world, life has been rather ordinary. Ordinary, that is, if you call being ultramegagrounded (in Charlotte's case) or treated as if you might fall to pieces (in Zee's case) ordinary. Either way, heroes deserve better. Of course, no one knows Charlotte and Zee are heroes. It's not like they can simply announce that Greek myths are real or proclaim they have returned from the Underworld, where they rescued all of mankind from Philonecron, a deranged demigod with delusions of grandeur.

The Odyssey is one of the most-loved stories in Greek mythology. This book highlights one of the more vicious creatures that Odysseus meets on his journey: the beautiful ocean sirens. This is a kid-friendly version that depicts these beautiful mermaids in disguise. With a rhyme that will captivate a young listener and illustrations so vibrant, your child will be glued to every word.

Mary Pope Osborne retells thrilling stories from Homer's Odyssey, one of the greatest epics of all time.

Can Lotty save her friends in another exciting adventure? When a fierce storm pushes the pirate ship Annie's Revenge into the path of three mythical Sirens, Lotty must use all her courage and skill to overcome her fears and master the challenges ahead. Can Lotty solve the Sirens' riddle and discover what they most desire? Will she rescue her shipmates in time, or will they be stuck on the mysterious island? Follow Lotty and her cheeky little dog, Mr. Jacks, on another inspiring adventure full of discovery, friendship, and pirates!

The origins of Beowulf are not always clear, but there is agreement that it is a fine story. It is known as the oldest poem about a hero in the German language and arrived in Britain with the "winged hats". These people were believed to have sailed the North Sea to battle and conquer the inhabitants of a place now known as Britain. Once the tale arrived here, those of the country used their familiar landscape as the scenery for the tale. It was therefore set on the rugged cliffs of the Yorkshire coast, rather than the island of Saeland, where Copenhagen is now found.

Originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, and first published around 1812, The Wolf and the 7 Little Kids resembles other stories, such as Little Red Cap and The Three Little Pigs. The morale of this story is thought to be something along this line: If you are bad to others, bad will happen to you.

The story of Little Red Cap. A modern version of the original. A big bad wolf does naughty things, and Little Red Cap learns a valuable lesson.

Hansel and Gretel is set in medieval Germany. There appears to be some confusion around whether the wicked stepmother is actually the children's biological mother. There is also synergy between the stepmother and the witch—they both die at the same time and could be "related" metaphorically. It was commonplace, back in those darker times, to abandon offspring if there were too many mouths to feed. So a bit strange for our modern understanding, but perfectly acceptable back then! And as we all know, stepmothers are always "evil", speaking as one myself.