elf: Leetah & Nightfall in the woods (Femslash)
elf ([personal profile] elf) wrote in [personal profile] emberleo 2013-04-23 02:22 pm (UTC)

Do you want "favorite" or "any you know of?" I've never liked the story of Bluebeard, but it's got a female protagonist. I did like
Secrets by [archiveofourown.org profile] mistykasumi. Short, 486 words.
Summary: He has many secrets, and even though you will uncover one of his secrets, you'll never discover the right one. A retelling of Bluebeard.

I liked Snow White & Rose Red, who made friends with the bear, more than the Snow White story with the trip to grandma's and the wolf. (*Sits on hands; does not dig out a cluster of excellent Snow White fanfics.*)

Diamonds and Toads was one I liked.

I've never actually read The Goose Girl, but I found both the Grimm version and another version, so maybe there's things worth comparing there.

The Fairy's Midwife is one we use in Feri; The Midwife of Listowel is another variant, and there's a very short version (with Welsh translation) at The Llanuwchllyn Version of the Fairy Mother and the Human Midwife.

Two Watership Down stories with folktales built in: Bright Moon, Who Goes Farther Still by hossgal and The Story of Marli-Hrair and the Black Rabbit of Inle by [archiveofourown.org profile] Edonohana. Not what you're looking for, but maybe after you track down patterns, you can see if they show up in new stories.


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