Europe’s medieval cities weren’t designed to impress modern travelers, yet centuries later they feel almost unreal. Stone ...

A comics collection’s sibling narrators and a graphic novel’s hapless heroine change their stories as they go along. From “Night Stories: Folktales From Latin America.”Credit...Liniers Supported by By ...

The folk tale tradition—from fairy tales to ghost stories—has origins stretching back to the start of human speech. The art of oral storytelling predates the written word, and has been used for time ...

In her Arts and SciencesHonors Program Distinguished Lecture, CU Boulder Professor Ann Schmiesing offers a detailed look at the famous fairy tales and their collectors Best known for their fairy tale ...

The reality of magical creatures like fairies, elves, witches and more is often debated. Most of our cultural understanding and beliefs about fairies come from mainstream movies, TV shows and comics.

Losing a tooth is a strange childhood milestone. But the Tooth Fairy, that familiar nighttime visitor, didn’t just appear out of nowhere with glitter and dollar bills. Her story is stitched together ...

ATU 333 is one of the most well-known tale types and has many variations. The story of Little Red Riding Hood (this title also has many variations, such as Little Red Cap and Red Riding Hood) has its ...