Shitakiri Suzume or The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

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

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

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

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

 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

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

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

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

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

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series! 

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

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series! 

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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