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Comment on Whats the name of the fairy tale? by eustacia

eustacia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:05 +0000

Melusine.

It is a French fairy tale and when the lady (serpent) was discovered, she vanished and was never seen again. I am not sure whether or not she took the children with her. I think she may have been found out as she did not go to church at a time when this was normal.

Comment on Whats the name of the fairy tale? by i_heart_nickels

i_heart_nickels — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:53 +0000

sounds like ella enchanted but i don’t think it is.. maybe. in ella enchanted the spell was broken. ehh dunno.

Comment on What would you do and how? by Ms. Burb

Ms. Burb — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:29:58 +0000

Let time take its course.
If its meant to be, it will be.
If its not, it won’t.
Use this time apart to asses this relationship, as time nor distance will affect either outcome.

Comment on What would you do and how? by $t@r

$t@r — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:48:47 +0000

ohh sad!!!
but as u wanna get back
tell him rite away
wt u w8in 4?

Comment on What would you do and how? by perfectvelvet

perfectvelvet — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:34:54 +0000

Take it slowly. He has issues, and you have issues. The two of you need to resolve those before you can be together again.

After that, you need to make it local. No more long distance. I suspect that was half of the problem.

Comment on What would you do and how? by Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:09:14 +0000

Get what is needed out and in the open and stop holding it back, love one another and let yourself love him and him love you.. distances means nothing, time is nothing, love is everything.. if you love him make this work, he kept his promise, show him that matter’s and let him back in and try and work this out.

Love the Life you Live, Live the Life you Love (B.M.)

God Bless and Good Luck

Comment on have you ever heard of this fairy tale? by ren p

ren p — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:30:43 +0000

Never heard of this story my self. But I have to tell you toward the end right before your last paragraph were you apologize for getting carried away, I did noticed how clear and understanding your writing is.
Not bad.

Comment on have you ever heard of this fairy tale? by Beth

Beth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:47:36 +0000

Yes, I’ve heard of it. My mum has a copy of “The Book of Virtues” and I remember this story from it.

Comment on have you ever heard of this fairy tale? by Truthbetold

Truthbetold — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:32:02 +0000

I believe it’s called the The Fen-Queen’s Bride
By P. K. Graves

Here’s the excerpt I found so you can compare the two.

One spring day the good young girl went to the well in the forest. There she met another old woman, far more frail and feeble than her mother. The woman asked her for a drink of water. The girl replied, “Of course, old mother,” and dipped the bucket for her. After quenching her thirst the woman said, “You are so kind and sweet and beautiful that I will bless you for it. Each time you open your mouth, a lovely flower or a precious stone will drop from it.” And it happened, for the woman was a fairy.

The girl ran home to tell her mother and sister. Soon knee-deep in emeralds and roses, they believed her. The miserly termagant of a mother chased the elder girl into the forest to seek her fortune, too. The old woman was still at the well, and she asked the elder girl for a drink. But the willful girl said, “I certainly will not fetch water for someone who has nothing better to do than sit on wells! Don’t you have a home to go to?”

The old woman stamped her foot and said, “Oh! You are so mean and stubborn and ugly that I will curse you for it. Each time you open your mouth, a horrible insect or an ugly swamp creature will drop from it.” And it happened.

The girl ran home, weeping foul creatures. The shock killed her mother dead. Then a prince rode by and spoke to the younger sister, who was also very beautiful. When she answered kindly, and in gems, he determined right then and there to marry her as a present to himself (her sweetness) and his kingdom (the gems). They lived happily ever after.

Driven mad by her curse, the elder girl ran away to a corner of the forest and died all alone. And since she was always so ugly and quarrelsome, no one missed her.

Go to http://www.strangehorizons.com/2001/20010205/fen_queen.shtml for different versions of the story

Comment on have you ever heard of this fairy tale? by I AM

I AM — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:45:33 +0000

No, I haven’t heard of it…but I like it a lot!