The Miller’s Daughter (Rumpelstiltskin)
German folk tale
Category Archives: Folk Tale
Women whose story is generally unbelievable due to certain elements, typically common people whose actions do not impact the entire society in their stories
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The Clever Girl
Italian folk tale
The Three Sisters
Italian folk tale
Fitcher’s Bird
Germany folk tale
Shepherdess from Prince Lindworm
Folk tale from Norway
Ilona, the True Bride
Finnish folk tale
Frau Holle
German folk tale
Lady Mary (from Mr. Fox)
English folk tale
The woman who tricked the Flying Head
In both Iroquois and Wyandot traditions, Flying Heads are ravenous spirits cursed with an insatiable hunger.
Dagwanoenyent
Iroquois daughter of the Wind who often took the form of a whirlwind