A scene from the story, "The Two Lovers."

The Two Lovers

A scene from the story, "The Two Lovers."

A hand spread out with a little fairy sitting upon each finger.

Finger Fairies

A hand spread out with a little fairy sitting upon each finger.

The fictional creature of fairy tales, the giant.

Giant

The fictional creature of fairy tales, the giant.

A fairy tale princess.

Princess

A fairy tale princess.

A fairy tale prince.

Prince

A fairy tale prince.

A fairy tale witch holding a broomstick with her cat.

Witch and Cat

A fairy tale witch holding a broomstick with her cat.

A fairy tale witch and her cat riding a broomstick.

Witch and Cat

A fairy tale witch and her cat riding a broomstick.

Little fairies and a fairy princess in flowers.

Fairies

Little fairies and a fairy princess in flowers.

"It is a delicate, modest little flower, a great favorite for both its beauty and fragrance." Also called fairy-cups, marigolds, buttercups.

Cowslip

"It is a delicate, modest little flower, a great favorite for both its beauty and fragrance." Also called…

A man sitting down checking the time on his pocket watch.

Pocket Watch

A man sitting down checking the time on his pocket watch.

A princess curious about a wardrobe in the woods.

Princess in the Woods

A princess curious about a wardrobe in the woods.

Two girls sweeping as one opens the door for a wolf.

Girls and Wolf

Two girls sweeping as one opens the door for a wolf.

Two boys walking together looking at a boy speaking, standing near ducks.

Three Boys

Two boys walking together looking at a boy speaking, standing near ducks.

In some parts of Ireland the people tell strange tales about a little shoemaker who lives by himself in a wonderful cave deep down in the ground.

Fairy Shoemaker

In some parts of Ireland the people tell strange tales about a little shoemaker who lives by himself…

A fairy playing a type of recorder with birds singing all around.

Birds Singing with a Fairy

A fairy playing a type of recorder with birds singing all around.

A pixy named Thomas alarmed that a human has just invaded his lawn by jumping over Thomas' wall.

Pixy and a Man

A pixy named Thomas alarmed that a human has just invaded his lawn by jumping over Thomas' wall.

Fairies stand around a group of jack-o-lantern's that have the words "The Riddle Box" carved into them.

The Riddle Box

Fairies stand around a group of jack-o-lantern's that have the words "The Riddle Box" carved into them.

The Fairy Shrimp (Branchipus diaphanus) is a species of crustacean belonging to the Anostraca order.

Fairy Shrimp

The Fairy Shrimp (Branchipus diaphanus) is a species of crustacean belonging to the Anostraca order.

An illustration of Robin Hood holding a money bag.

Robin Hood

An illustration of Robin Hood holding a money bag.

Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is a High Middle Ages castle ruin in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, a town in southern Germany. The ruin's German name is Burg Falkenstein ("Castle Falcon Stone"). At 1,268 meters above sea level, it is Germany's most elevated castle ruin. Originally known as Castrum Pfronten, the stone castle was built approximately 1270-1280 by Count Meinhard II von Tirol on the borders of his land (Tyrol). Because of the unusual situation of the Castle it has been interpreted in historical context as a symbol of opposition to the Duchy of Bavaria. In winter the castle was uninhabitable because of the high altitude at which it is located. The name Castle Falkenstein only came into use in the 15th century. The castle was largely destroyed in the 17th century. King Ludwig II of Bavaria purchased the ruin in 1883 and planned to transform the site into a magnificent fairy tale schloss (formerly schloß). The plans were abandoned upon his death in 1886.

Falkenstein Castle

Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is a High Middle Ages castle ruin in the Bavarian Alps, near…

An illustration of a boy and a girl following a fairy.

Children & Fairy

An illustration of a boy and a girl following a fairy.

An illustration of small fairies surrounding a spider.

Fairies

An illustration of small fairies surrounding a spider.

The class of crustacea is divided into two sub-classes, Entomostraca and Malacostraca. The first, Entomostraca, contains the fairy-shrimps (Branchipus). A simple Crustacean, the fairy shrimp body is distinctly separated into head, thorax, and abdomen. This diagram shows parts of the fairy-shimp, (b) brood-pouch, (e,e') compound and simple eyes, (f) paddle-shaped feet, (h) tubular heart, and (i) intestine.

Fairy-shrimp

The class of crustacea is divided into two sub-classes, Entomostraca and Malacostraca. The first, Entomostraca,…

Reynard the Fox faces Lion, the King and his Queen in a court of animals, all testifying against him because of his many acts of deceit.

Reynard the Fox: The Court of King Noble

Reynard the Fox faces Lion, the King and his Queen in a court of animals, all testifying against him…

The face of Reynard the Fox, a trickster from tales of medieval Europe.

Reynard the Fox

The face of Reynard the Fox, a trickster from tales of medieval Europe.

The starving dog, Curtois pulling his leash angrily after Reynard the Fox stole his pudding.

Reynard the Fox: Curtois' Complaint

The starving dog, Curtois pulling his leash angrily after Reynard the Fox stole his pudding.

Reynard the Fox running after stealing pudding away from Curtois, the starving dog.

Reynard the Fox: Stealing Pudding

Reynard the Fox running after stealing pudding away from Curtois, the starving dog.

Reynard the Fox tricking Kyward the hare into believing he could teach him how to be a good priest. But the fox wanted to eat the hare until Panther caught him.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking the Hare

Reynard the Fox tricking Kyward the hare into believing he could teach him how to be a good priest.…

Chanticleer, the rooster and his family of chickens testifying to Lion, the king that Reynard the Fox ate a hen.

Reynard the Fox: Chanticleer's Complaint

Chanticleer, the rooster and his family of chickens testifying to Lion, the king that Reynard the Fox…

Reynard the Fox, dressed as a monk, telling the rooster, Chanticleer, that he does not eat animals anymore, right before his hunt on one of the hens.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking Chanticleer

Reynard the Fox, dressed as a monk, telling the rooster, Chanticleer, that he does not eat animals anymore,…

Reynard the Fox, wearing a monk's hood, hides under a tree waiting to pounce on Copple the Hen.

Reynard the Fox: Hunting Chickens

Reynard the Fox, wearing a monk's hood, hides under a tree waiting to pounce on Copple the Hen.

Bruin the Bear looking for Reynard the Fox to summon him to court.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin the Bear

Bruin the Bear looking for Reynard the Fox to summon him to court.

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach. The bet is really a trick to get Bruin caught stealing honey from a carpenter's tree.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking Bruin

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach.…

Reynard the Fox takes Bruin the Bear to a carpenter's house to find a tree with honey in it. Reynard bets Bruin he cannot eat a lot of honey knowing he will be caught by the carpenter.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin's Bet

Reynard the Fox takes Bruin the Bear to a carpenter's house to find a tree with honey in it. Reynard…

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach. He takes him to a tree outside of a carpenter's house. Bruin gets his head stuck in the tree while the village is after the bear.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin is Stuck

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach.…

Reynard the Fox shouts to Bruin the Bear, making fun of him for getting his head stuck in the tree to get honey.

Reynard the Fox: Shouting to Bruin

Reynard the Fox shouts to Bruin the Bear, making fun of him for getting his head stuck in the tree to…

Reynard the Fox taunts Bruin the Bear who is hurt after getting his head stuck in a tree to get honey.

Reynard the Fox: Taunting Bruin

Reynard the Fox taunts Bruin the Bear who is hurt after getting his head stuck in a tree to get honey.

Reynard the Fox invites Tibert the Cat to spend the night. Tibert is summoning him to court but is persuaded to stay.

Reynard the Fox: Tibert the Cat

Reynard the Fox invites Tibert the Cat to spend the night. Tibert is summoning him to court but is persuaded…

This hand-bell is found in Birmingham, England. The handle shows puck (mythological fairy character) seated on a snail and directing his course.

Hand-Bell

This hand-bell is found in Birmingham, England. The handle shows puck (mythological fairy character)…

Tibert the cat is caught in a trap. Reynard the Fox tells Tibert that he can find many mice to eat in the priest's barn, knowing the priest has set a trap because Reynard stole a hen from him the night before.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking Tibert

Tibert the cat is caught in a trap. Reynard the Fox tells Tibert that he can find many mice to eat in…

Tibert the cat was caught in a trap and wounded by the priest who caught him. Reynard the Fox told Tibert that he can find many mice to eat in the priest's barn, knowing the priest has set a trap because Reynard stole a hen from him the night before.

Reynard the Fox: Wounded Tibert

Tibert the cat was caught in a trap and wounded by the priest who caught him. Reynard the Fox told Tibert…

Reynard the Fox jumping over a tree branch as penance after confessing to Grimbard the badger all the deceit he had done to the other animals.

Reynard the Fox: Confessing to Grimbard

Reynard the Fox jumping over a tree branch as penance after confessing to Grimbard the badger all the…

Reynard the Fox and his nephew, Grimbard the badger, walk to court together. Reynard is tempted by the ducks and geese nearby.

Reynard the Fox: Walking with Grimbard

Reynard the Fox and his nephew, Grimbard the badger, walk to court together. Reynard is tempted by the…

King Noble's court taking Reynard the Fox to be punished for the tricks he played on all the animals.

Reynard the Fox: Reynard's Sentence

King Noble's court taking Reynard the Fox to be punished for the tricks he played on all the animals.

Isegrim the wolf telling Reynard the Fox that there is a great treasure hidden and they are planning to make Bruin the bear the new king.

Reynard the Fox: Isegrim the Wolf

Isegrim the wolf telling Reynard the Fox that there is a great treasure hidden and they are planning…

The father of Reynard the Fox finds buried treasure of the former king, Ermerick.

Reynard the Fox: Finding the Treasure

The father of Reynard the Fox finds buried treasure of the former king, Ermerick.

Reynard the Fox secretly watches as his father sneaks away after hiding the treasure in the woods.

Reynard the Fox: Hiding the Treasure

Reynard the Fox secretly watches as his father sneaks away after hiding the treasure in the woods.

The father of Reynard the Fox sweeps the dirt with his tail over the hole where he hides his newfound treasure.

Reynard the Fox: Covering the Treasure

The father of Reynard the Fox sweeps the dirt with his tail over the hole where he hides his newfound…

Reynard the Fox, after seeing the hiding spot where his father hid the treasure, digs it up and carries it elsewhere with his wife, Ermelin.

Reynard the Fox: Stealing the Treasure

Reynard the Fox, after seeing the hiding spot where his father hid the treasure, digs it up and carries…

Reynard the Fox, after telling his story about the treasure to the king, proffers a straw to Lion, surrendering the treasure to him.

Reynard the Fox: Proffering to the King

Reynard the Fox, after telling his story about the treasure to the king, proffers a straw to Lion, surrendering…

King Lion and his queen pardon Reynard the Fox for all of animals' accusations against him. Reynard told them that the animals were guilty of treason and stealing treasure that was rightfully Lion's.

Reynard the Fox: The King's Pardon

King Lion and his queen pardon Reynard the Fox for all of animals' accusations against him. Reynard…

After telling the lie about the animals planning treason and stealing treasure, King Lion and his queen trust and love Reynard the Fox. He has them take the shoes of Isegrim the wolf and his wife Ereswine for his pilgrimage.

Reynard the Fox: Taking Isegrim's Shoes

After telling the lie about the animals planning treason and stealing treasure, King Lion and his queen…

Lion the king, Kyward the hare, and Bellin the ram set Reynard the Fox off on his pilgrimage with the bear's skin as his mail and the wolves' shoes as his own.

Reynard the Fox: Reynard's Pilgrimage

Lion the king, Kyward the hare, and Bellin the ram set Reynard the Fox off on his pilgrimage with the…

Reynard the Fox hunting Kyward the hare because he was the first to accuse Reynard of trickery.

Reynard the Fox: Hunting Kyward

Reynard the Fox hunting Kyward the hare because he was the first to accuse Reynard of trickery.

Bellin the ram traveling back to the king after Reynard the Fox sent him away.

Reynard the Fox: Bellin the Ram

Bellin the ram traveling back to the king after Reynard the Fox sent him away.

Firapell the Leopard reading the message from King Lion to pardon the wrongfully imprisoned Bruin the bear and Isegrim the wolf. The king pardons them after discovering Reynard's stories of treason were lies.

Reynard the Fox: Firapell the Leopard

Firapell the Leopard reading the message from King Lion to pardon the wrongfully imprisoned Bruin the…

Laprell the rabbit greeting Reynard the Fox who is dressed as a peaceful pilgrim.

Reynard the Fox: Laprell the Rabbit

Laprell the rabbit greeting Reynard the Fox who is dressed as a peaceful pilgrim.

Reynard the Fox hunting Laprell the rabbit after pretending to be a peaceful pilgrim.

Reynard the Fox: Hunting Laprell

Reynard the Fox hunting Laprell the rabbit after pretending to be a peaceful pilgrim.

Reynard the Fox pretending to be dead so he can catch Corbaut and Sharpbeak, the crows.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking the Crows

Reynard the Fox pretending to be dead so he can catch Corbaut and Sharpbeak, the crows.

Grimbard the badger running to warn Reynard the Fox that King Lion is after him.

Reynard the Fox: Grimbard Running

Grimbard the badger running to warn Reynard the Fox that King Lion is after him.