Old Tales Worth Retelling
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Most people grew up hearing fairy tales and fables. They’re such a part of our cultures that Cinderella has a two-part definition in the Oxford Dictionary, and if someone name-drops Robin Hood everyone instantly knows what they mean. These stories have been told and re-told for literallycenturies. In some cases millenniums.
So I’m gonna tell them again. Not to “update” them, or because I think I can improve them, but just because I can. Why not.
And fair warning: the style of these retellings will be “ditzy catgirl with attention-span problems”. I’m not taking these tales seriously, I’m just having fun.
Most of these stories will be from HC Andersen, Grimm Bros, or Arabian Nights, because those are the ones I’m most familiar with. If anyone has a specific story they think needs more love, let me know and I’ll try to include it!
Back when these tales were first penned, “word count” was a foreign concept. So chapter length will probably vary wildly. Sorry.
Participant in the Royal Road Writathon.
Information
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2022
- Author
- Mad Sadie
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.6/ 5.0
- Followers
- 13
- Views
- 30,441
Chapters(38 total)
- Fisherman Plunk and his Wife [part 2]Dec 1, 2022
- Fisherman Plunk and his Wife [part 1]Nov 30, 2022
- King of the AntsNov 30, 2022
- The Bird WifeNov 29, 2022
- The Many-Furred CreatureNov 29, 2022
- The Boy who Wanted More CheeseNov 29, 2022
- Little SaddleslutNov 23, 2022
- The Shepherd and the DragonNov 23, 2022
- The Hewn-Off Hand [part 2]Nov 22, 2022
- The Hewn-Off Hand [part 1]Nov 22, 2022
- BluebeardNov 20, 2022
- The Man Who Never LaughedNov 19, 2022
- Six SwansNov 19, 2022
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon [part 2]Nov 13, 2022
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon [part 1]Nov 13, 2022
- The Clever Cat [part 2]Nov 13, 2022
- The Clever Cat [part 1]Nov 12, 2022
- The Forest PrincessNov 11, 2022
- The HunchbackNov 10, 2022
- The Three Little PigsNov 10, 2022
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Community Reviews(1)
- RedPineRoyal Road★★★★ 3.5The bluntness, humour, and optimism of Mad Saddie, while staying true to the spirit of the Brothers Grimm.
Some liberties are taken with the plot, but no more than youd expect from stories that began and continue to thrive primarily via oral tradition.
The following is word count salad. Because apparently, it is wordiness and not conciseness that is percieved as the hallmark of intelligence.
To be fair, writing convincing word salads is difficult. Even google AI struggles with this. Copypasta is a thing, but easy to see through with simple algorithms.
It is rather impressive, the spontaneous style of Mad Saddie. More impressive than the most powerful computers made by the smartest men in the world.