The Dog and the Sparrow

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! We've finally reached the end of the series and this one is on a slightly personal note. I hope you've enjoyed all the designs as much as I enjoyed creating them for you.

"The Dog and the Sparrow" is a story by the Brothers Grimm. It is the story of a dog who mistreated by his owner and runs away. A Sparrow takes care of the dog, until the dog is killed when a cart runs him over. The Sparrow takes revenge on the waggoner who killed his dog.  Read the full tale here.

This story struck me, as I donate a lot of time to a local border collie rescue, which is why I chose a border collie as the dog's breed. My two beloved dogs were in abusive situations and rescued through this group. The purchase price of this set will be donated to the Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue.

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The Clockwork Nightingale

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The Nightingale is a fairy tale by by Hans Christian Andersen. It is a story about the Emperor of China who is so delighted with the Nightingale's song that he keeps the bird in captivity. When the Emperor is given a bejeweled mechanical bird he loses interest in the real nightingale, who returns to the forest. The mechanical bird eventually breaks down due to overuse and the Emperor is taken deathly ill only to be saved by the song of the real bird. Read more about this tale here.

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I can't believe how fast this month has gone by. Only one more design left! Thank you so much for all of the love and support you have shown me. This experience has definitely proven to me that I can still run my business and be a mommy at the same time.

Moon's Creations will be closing shop on June 1st, while I prepare for AnimeNext, a convention in New Jersey. I hope I will meet some of you there!

The Ram

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The Ram is a fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. It's is about a Princess sentenced to death by her father for her "vanity," but escapes thanks to her faithful servants. She takes refuge with a prince who is bewitched in the form of a Ram. She lives happily with the Ram until she hears of her elder sister marriage. Read more about this tragic tale here.

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin Moon Bun

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin tells of a mysterious stranger who is hired as a rat-catcher by the town of Hamelin. He uses a magic pipe to lure away the pests. After performing his job, the townsfolk refuse to pay him his promised fee. In retaliation, he uses his magic to lead the children of the town away in the same manner as the rats. Read more about this tale here.

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I remember as a child I used to watch a fairy tale show on PBS where the stories were acted by puppets or clay-mation. This particular story scared the crap out of me. It was told by a little lame boy who was unable to follow the other children as fast. I can still feel the gut wrenching lost he felt at not being able to keep up with the others and being left behind. 

Goldilocks Moon Bun and the Three Bears

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a well-known story about an intrusive little girl who trespasses on the home of a family of bears. Read more about this tale here.

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Usually when I make bears, I give them a little smile, but I felt a smile would not be fitting of 3 bears who have had their house vandalized.

Rumpelstiltskin Moon Bun

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Rumpelstiltskin is a story about a woman, who when faced with the demand to spin gold out of straw, makes a deal with the imp, Rumpelstiltskin. She promises her first-born child if he will perform the magical task, but when the strange little man comes to collect, she begs to change the deal. He agrees only if she can guess his unusual name. Read more about this tale here.

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Griffin

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The Griffin was a character in Frank Stockton's The Griffin and the Minor Canon. It is a tale of a monstrous Griffin who, upon hearing his likeness has been copied on a church, goes to see it. He then decides to stay in the town and causes quite a stir with the townsfolk. Read this fairy tale here.

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Snow White and Rose Red Moon Buns

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Snow White and Rose Red were two sisters who loved each other dearly. Rose Red was outspoken, cheerful, and loved to play outside. Snow White was quiet, shy, and preferred doing housework and reading. One winter night, a bear arrives at their door and requests to warm himself by the fire. They are wary, but allow him in and soon the three become friends. In the morning, he leaves, but returns every night. When summer comes, the bear leaves to guard his treasure. One day, the girls find a dwarf whose beard is stuck in a tree. The girls rescue him by cutting his beard. When he's freed, the dwarf yells at them for cutting his beautiful beard. Similar encounters with the dwarf occur throughout the summer. Then one day, they run into the terrified dwarf, who is being chased by the bear. The dwarf pleads with the bear to eat the girls instead but the bear kills the dwarf with one swipe of his paw. Instantly, the bear turns into a prince. The bear tells the girls how the dwarf had put a spell on him. Snow White marries the prince, and Rose Red marries his brother. Read more about this tale here.

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Rapunzel Moon Bun

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Rapunzel is an older and well-known fairy tale about a maiden raised in a tower and trapped by a witch. The only means of reaching her is by climbing her long hair. One day, a prince hears her singing and falls in love with her. They plan an escape, but are discovered by the witch when Rapunzel starts to show signs of pregnancy. The witch cuts Rapunzel's hair and casts her out into the wilderness. The Prince comes to visit and when he climbs the hair rope, the witch tells him Rapunzel is gone. In despair, he throws himself out the window and is blinded by the thorn bushes below. The Prince wanders the wilderness blindly for months and is saved when he hears Rapunzel singing to her twin children. The two are reunited and his eyesight is magically restored. Read more about this tale here. 

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The Juniper Tree Moon Bun

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The Juniper Tree is a darker fairy tale collected by the Grimm Brothers.

A mother's dying wish is to be buried under a Juniper tree. Her husband and son grieve her death, but the husband eventually remarries. His second wife gives birth to a little girl, who she adores, but she hates her step-son. One day, the second wife has an evil thought and offers the son an apple. As he reaches in the box to get it, she slams the heavy lid down, beheading him. The step-mother takes a bandage and ties his head back to his body. Then she tells her daughter to ask her brother for the apple, and if he doesn't give it to her, to give him a good box on the ear. The daughter kindly asks for the apple, and then not receiving an answer, boxes him on the ear, resulting in the boy's head falling off. She goes to her mother in tears and confesses she killed her brother. Her mother tells her not to tell her father. The stepmother then turns the boy's body into a stew. The little girl keeps the bones and buries them beneath the Juniper tree. A bird flies out of the tree and sings a lovely song.The father goes out to see what is singing and a golden chain falls about his neck. The little girl goes out to see the bird, and beautiful red shoes are given to her. The bird sings a third time, and the stepmother goes out. The bird drops a millstone on her, crushing and killing her. The father and daughter go out to see what caused the loud crash, but find nothing of the step-mother, but a swirl of smoke and a stone, and the brother standing there, looking happy.

Read more about this tale here.

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Snow White Moon Bun and the Seven Dwarves

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Snow White is a widely known German fairy tale thanks to Walt Disney's 1937 film. It's a story which involves an evil Witch of a step-mother, a magic mirror, seven helpful dwarves, a poisoned apple, a glass coffin, and a beautiful girl, named Snow White. Read more about this tale here.

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Allerleirauh Moon Bun

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Allerleirauh, German for "All-Kinds-of-Fur" or "Thousand Furs," is a fairy tale about a princess who flees her father, who wants to marry her, with 3 celestial dresses and a mantle made of animal furs. Hiding her beauty under the mantle, she finds employment in the kitchen of a prince. She attends 3 consecutive balls held by the prince, wearing her 3 beautiful dresses. The prince discovers her disguise when she doesn't have the time to remove her golden dress and he marries her. Read more about this tale here.

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Grasshopper and Cricket

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Grasshopper and Cricket are from the French fairy tale, The Golden Branch by Madame d'Aulnoy. It's a fantastical tale of enchantments, transformations, pride, reconciliation, and of course love.  Read more about this tale here.

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Urashima Taro Moon Bun

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Urashima Taro is a well-known Japanese fairy tale about a fisherman who rescues a turtle. A large sea turtle takes him to the palace of the Dragon God as his reward. He stays there for a few days days with the Dragon God's daughter, before he wishes to return to his village. She give him a box, which will protect him from harm but forbids him from opening. Upon his return to his village, finds himself 300 years in the future. He opens the box and immediately ages 300 years.
Read more about this tale here.

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Sweet Porridge Pot

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Sweet Porridge Pot is from the Grimm fairy tale, Sweet Porridge. In the tale, A poor girl is given a magic, little pot, which when she said, "Cook, little pot, cook," it would cook sweet porridge, and when she said, "Stop, little pot," it ceased to cook. When the girl had gone out, her mother said, "Cook, little pot, cook," but did not know the words to make it stop. So the pot went on cooking until the whole town was full of porridge. At last the girl came home and stopped the pot, and whosoever wished to return to the town had to eat their way back.

Read more about this tale here.

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The Little Mermaid Moon Bun

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The Little Mermaid is a well-known fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It is the story of a young mermaid who tragically falls in love with a human prince. Read more about this tale here.

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Shitakiri Suzume or The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

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Shitakiri Suzume, or The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, is a Japanese fairy tale about the rewards of kindness and moderation. In the story, an elderly man rescues a sparrow. His cruel wife cuts the sparrow's tongue with a pair of scissors for eating her food and the sparrow flies away. When the elderly man goes in search for his friend, the sparrow offers him the choice of one large basket or one small basket to take home with him.  The elderly man chooses the smaller basket, as he thinks it will be easier to carry, and upon arriving home discovers it's full of treasure.  His greedy wife goes in search of the sparrow and chooses the large basket, which was filled with monsters.  Read more about this tale here.

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Beauty and The Beast Moon Buns

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Beauty and The Beast is a well-known and often re-told fairy tale. The underlying plot is about a beautiful woman sent to live with an ugly beast. Through her tears of love, she returns The Beast into his handsome, princely appearance. Read more about this tale here.

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I was re-reading Pride and Prejudice while making these dolls and I must admit I see a bit of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in these two dolls. I can just imagine Jane Austin being inspired by Beauty and The Beast with her novel. It makes me laugh!

The Swan-Winged Prince Moon Bun

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 The Swan-Winged Prince is from the fairy tale, The Six Swans. In it, six princes are turned into swans by a wicked step-mother. To free them, their younger sister, must make six shirts out of starwort and not speak or laugh for six years. A king discovers her and they marry. The young Princess is accused of witchcraft, but cannot defend herself. When brought to the stake she throws the shirts over her brothers and they regain their human form, except the youngest, whose shirt was not finished and was left with a swan's wing. Read more here.

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The Ferryman Moon Bun

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Also a big Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there!
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The Ferryman is from the German fairy tale, The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs. This story is about a boy who is blessed by fate. The story is definitely worth a read and much longer than I can easily sum up here, but once you've read it, you'll understand my desire to make the Ferryman (or at least I hope you will.) Read more about this tale here.

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Brother and Sister

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Brother and Sister is a well-known fairy tale from Europe and was amoung the Grimm Brother's collection.

In the story, a brother and sister run away into the woods to escape the mistreatment of their step-mother. While in the wood, the brother drinks from an enchanted river and is turned into a deer. They remain in the forest together until a King discovers the two and desire to make the sister his wife. Read more about this tale here.

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Cinderella Moon Bun

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Cinderella is a well-known fairy tale with thousands of variants known throughout the world. In one of the more well-known versions, Cinderella is mistreated by her step-family and forced to act as a maid-servant. Her fortunes change when she encounters her fairy godmother and attends a ball, meeting the prince. Read more about this tale here.

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O-Jizou-sama

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O-Jizou-sama, is one of the most loved of all Japanese divinities. His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of children, and in particular, children who died before their parents. 

In Kasajizou, a Japanese fairy tale, Jizou rewards an elderly man and his wife for their kindness, when the man places hats and his own head wrapping on the O-Jizou-sama statues along the road.
  Read more about this tale here.
  Read more about O-Jizou-sama here.

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(I will likely make a few additional O-Jizou-sama dolls for the shop in the future. As you may or may not know, I suffered much with my fertility and we lost many children over the years. It felt good to make this doll and I hope similar ones will offer comfort for others who have likewise suffered.)

Bearskin Moon Bun

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Bearskin is a fairy tale about a man who gains a fortune and a beautiful bride by entering into a pact with the devil, where for seven years he would not cut his hair, clip his nails, bathe, or pray, and wear a green coat and bearskin cloak. Read more about this tale here.

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Hansel and Gretel Moon Buns (with the Witch!)

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Hansel and Gretel is a well-known story about a brother and sister who discover a house made of sweets, inhabited by a cannibalistic witch. Read more about this tale here.

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Belle-Belle ou Le Chevalier Fortuné Moon Bun

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Belle-Belle disguises herself as a knight when the King demands one person from every noble household become a soldier and her father is too elderly to serve. On her way to the king, she is blessed by a fairy. Read more about this tale here.

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The White Doe

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On her birth, princess Desirée, is cursed to never let the sun touch her for the first 15 years of her life. When a wicked lady-in-waiting cuts open the top of her coach, while traveling to meet her betrothed, she turn immediately into a white doe. Read more about this tale here.

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Godfather Death Moon Bun

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A man decides to make Death his child's godfather and Death agrees. Death then makes the boy a great physician, but when the he betrays Death, he must pay with his life. Read more about this tale here.

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Felicia Moon Bun and the Pot of Pinks

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Felicia and the Pot of Pinks or Fortunée is a fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Felicia is the "daughter" of a poor laborer.  She is given gifts upon the death of her father, including an enchanted pot of flowers.  Read more about this delightful tale here.

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The King of Peacocks Moon Bun

The King of Peacocks is from the story, Princess Rosette written by Madame d'Aulnoy. In the story, Princess Rosette declares she will marry no one but the King Peacocks at great risk to her beloved brothers and herself. Read more about Princess Rosette.

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Little Red Riding Hood Moon Bun and The Big Bad Wolf

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Little Red Riding Hood is traveling to her grandmother’s house. Perhaps she should be more wary of who she meets along the way.

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