Humor: Fairy tales 60 Articles

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by David Olshaski

"East" the grizzled man spat out. My car window growled in protest as I pushed the window button to close. I had asked the man nicely where the nearest exit was and still everyone in town growled, snorted, and generally ...read more

by Rob Morgan

So, I've been thinking a lot lately about Humpty Dumpty. I'm sure most of my readers have worn the same shoes I'm smelling. You're laying in bed trying to get to sleep when Blam! Out of nowhere your mind's eye ...read more

by Gill Hamper

Little Red Riding Hood's Trip Little Red Riding Hood checked the contents of her basket: bread, cheese, milk, fruit, cigarettes and gin, ticked them off her list, and trundled off to deliver them to her Granny who live...read more

by C. Mackenzie

The Girl with the Golden Hair Once upon a time, in a tenement not too far from the street corner where fourteen people saw an elderly lady get mugged without slowing their cars or saying anything to anybody afterwards,...read more

by E. V. SHAW

We were deep in the woods that day. My grandmother had told us we could go down by the stream and pick the lovely Easter lilies that grew in the moist shade. Grandmother cautioned us about crossing the stream because if ...read more

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by J. A. Lipke

The Factual Untold Story of Snow White I'm sure you've all heard the story of Snow White, but have you heard my story, the story of the "Wicked Queen". Of course not, I haven't told you yet. It's quite simple, really. I...read more

by Kent Richards

There once was a woman who lived in a shoe, because she simply could no longer afford to live in her nice cottage by the beanstalk. A few months ago, she had asked her addled-brain son Jack, to take the family cow to marke...read more

by Nicole Dionisi

Little Red Riding Hood. The Three Bears. Hansel and Gretel. Remember hearing those stories when you were young? They were so much better than the stories of today. That's why there is so much violence today, right, th...read more

by Rebecca Humphrey

Fairy Business It's late and I'm at an undisclosed Bar in the heart of the city. This is the hotspot for magical creatures. Creatures for which humans choose to ignore the existence of, but which have pivotal roles in o...read more

by Myles Mc Corry

Queen of tarts. Cinderella rubbed and scrubbed at the cold, stone hearth. Her tears had long since dried and it was heavy perspiration that dripped time onto her brown, sack like dress. The taunts of the fattest and mos...read more

by E. Xangell

Batman Returns: A modern fairy tale - ish. Batman was doing the washing. "Oh, these stubborn grass stains!" he muttered as he rubbed the knees of his tights. "What are you doing?" asked Robin. "Well, Robin, " said Bat...read more

by Miriam Ramirez

It is evening now Leo is home from work tired and hungry. He's had a terrible day as usual. Humiliated and belittled by his peers. He walks into the kitchen to fix himself something to eat. He walks into the kitchen ru...read more

by William Wonder

An Oldschool Fairy Tale: The vane flower lay listlessly in passions peripheral vision marked by the indecision of the egotist's tremulous arm as to whether or not it should endeavor to white wash its master's soul. The ...read more

by Mark Johnson

Jack and the Plum Tree Once upon a time there was a poor boy named Jack, who lived with his poor alcoholic mother in a poor house near a poor town. One day, Jack's mother was desperate, so she decided to sell the fa...read more

by Michanne Reese

LOVE OF A UNICORN Once upon a time, years and years ago, there was a creature that today most people don't believe ever lived. It was the most beautiful creature that ever walked the fields and drank from the streams. ...read more

by Vesper

In her pink hot pants and fluffy white crop top, Locksy looked like any other morning jogger that frequented Bear Park. With her peroxide-blonde hair scraped into a small, strict pony tail, she focused unsuccessfully on tr...read more

by Daniel Cawthorne

Legacy of Love: The Unhappy Tale of Crystal Rose and her Beloved Once upon a time-what? No, you haven't heard this story before. Yes, I'm quite sure, now quit bugging me! Now, where was I? Ah, yes! Once upon a t...read more

by Carl Megill

Goldilocks & the Three Bears (Unplugged) When I was a little boy, my dad was busy working three jobs to support his family. He worked as a fireman, on his days off he would repair boats down by the riverside and in the...read more

by Dorothy Baum

Unrest In Mother Goose Land (written in dialog only.) "Dang it, Jack! Slow down!" "Jill, if you weren't wearing that frock, we would get up this hill a lot quicker!" "Hey! It wasn't my idea! Mother Goose wants me ...read more

by Nicole Woolsey

There once was a grumpy compulsive bear named Fred. The grumpy compulsive bear named Fred was married to a very beautiful enchanting princess named Nicolina. None of the other forest creatures understood why the princess m...read more