The Clockwork Nightingale

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 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

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 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

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 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

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!

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

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!

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

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!

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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