Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Poor Mr. But in the wake of the blaze, a ranger said the prognosis isn't so gloomy. I was about 7 years old when I was given a book of short stories from other countries. And all because the dog is trying to defend his owners. The girl is helped by various maltreated pets and gates. About: Nordic folk tales share regional and cultural characteristics. Discover more than 3,800 classic tales plus new stories by fairy tale fans. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. But, after dinner, she tells the kids of the house horrible stories about what goblins do to you if you act up. The Duchess climbs onto the concoction to try to stop it from rising higher. “Hans Christian Andersen had a thing for writing stories about naughty girls and the punishments meted out to them. And the whole town is okay with it. Pop Corn, and sheared off his kernels, then put the kernels in a big pot, and made popcorn. If you have a children’s story from your part of the world that still give you the creeps, head over to our new Community forums and tell us about it! Offer subject to change without notice. She captures a girl and makes her get herself ready to be cooked/eaten. The sausage saw strange things, like a broom and dustpan arguing, and a monkey babbling to itself. Every day, he cuts off another limb or tail and still the dog barks. At last, the Dodger trod upon his toes, or ran upon his boot accidently, while Charley Bates stumbled up against him behind; and in that one moment they took from him, with the most extraordinary rapidity, snuff-box, note-case, watch-guard, chain, shirt-pin, pocket-handkerchief, even the spectacle-case. Then for a stretch I became convinced that Bony-Legs lived underneath my bed with the villain from Superman II as her lackey.” — Marissa Miller, Minnesota, “Max and Moritz are two naughty little boys that like to play pranks on their neighbors. When she takes a nap, a spirit arrives demanding the bone, and the woman responds, ‘Take it!’ The fact that cannibalizing comes across as totally normal while the ghost rescuing its body is supposed to be the frightening part [makes it creepy].” — Kelsey B., Seattle, Washington. Unwholesome sandflats waited to suck his treading soles, breathing upward sewage breath, a pocket of seaweed smouldered in seafire under a midden of man’s ashes. Now there's nothing left of its whimsical crown. They include folklore and fairy tales from Northern European countries, such as Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and their associated territories. Mr. All rights reserved. Read Nordic fairy tales and folk tales from across northern Europe including the rich collection of Hans Christian Andersen stories and more. The girl is helped by various maltreated pets and gates. This idea that there are little creatures lurking just out of sight that would kill and eat you if but given the opportunity, is startling to a child who has never had anything other than positive interactions with animals. ), I couldn’t get past the idea of being stuck inside your own body, utterly helpless. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Instead, it rises with her on it, trapping her very high up on a tower made of cake. Ripping the kernels off and popping them and eating them, that is a horror story.” — Linda, New Mexico, ‘The little sister carries the doll on her back, walking in the garden to see the blossom flower, Although I depend on the functions of psychology and linguistic anthropomorphism to explain why the doll cries out ‘Mama’ and the bird giggles, I still feel scared of this ballad for children.” — Bin, Taiwan, “It’s about a little chimney sweep who was chased out of town, and he finds himself living underwater with a group of other children. What Children's Book Do You Remember That No One Else Does? This was illustrated. And I have never forgotten it.” — Lauri Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah, “A sausage became friends with a blood sausage. My mother used to play records for me to help me go to sleep when I was a child, and some of them had stories on them. Pop Corn. She uses teeth to decorate her fish bowl, in a jar on the kitchen shelf, the path to her house is paved with teeth, she has garlands of teeth outside the house. A story about two children who got lost in a forest and end up at a cottage made of candy, then have to fight a hostage situation, and end up defending themselves by killing someone. In one version written by the Brothers Grimm in 1857, Rumpelstiltskin becomes so enraged when the girl guesses his name that he lifts his foot and stomps it so far into the ground that it gets stuck there, then, he grabs his free leg and literally tears his own body in half.” — Kristian, Las Vegas, Nevada, “The Teeny-Tiny Woman is a version of an old English ghost story where a small woman takes a walk and finds a bone in a graveyard, which she logically decides to take home and eat for dinner. His boots trod again a damp crackling mast, razorshells, squeaking pebbles, that on the unnumbered pebbles beats, wood sieved by the shipworm, lost Armada. Even though the Bunyip was in Australia and I lived in England, I had nightmares about it creeping into my bedroom whilst I was sleeping. It’s just not right.” — Amanda Walz, Detroit, Michigan, “It’s a Baba Yaga story (house on chicken feet, razor sharp teeth, eating small children). They end up stuffed into the sacks, brought to the mill, and ground to pieces. Please click below to consent to the use of this technology while browsing our site. She has to give up her first born child unless she can guess the imp’s name within three days of him coming to collect the debt. ‘The Red Shoes’ was on one of them. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. It still does (even as an adult who knows that political marriages have existed for a very long time).” — Rose, New Jersey, “A sequel to Wizard of Oz, wherein Dorothy restores the rightful ruler to the throne of Ev with help from a variety of the odd characters Oz is famous for. Atlas Obscura and our trusted partners use technology such as cookies on our website to personalise ads, support social media features, and analyse our traffic. But there are plenty of extra-gruesome versions of the story that make it especially creepy. I’m now almost 70 years old, but the Bunyip still makes me shudder when I think of it.” — Diane Hodgson, United Kingdom. Mom says how delicious it is. The necklace was always gold, but probably 14 carat (58% pure). This happens day after day until he runs out of buttocks. Ultimately, his head is removed and the dog ceases barking. This was one of the stories. Listen to Nordic fairy tales and folktales in audio in the Fairytalez Audio Book App for Apple and Android devices. 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Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. I told my mother immediately, and she took the record out of the rotation, but I’m haunted by it into my 50s.” — Eric Johnston, South Carolina, “The Bunyip is a creature with an elongated body and an ugly head. I’ve asked many people if they know the story, no one has. A man puts a curse on them that makes her unable to take them off, and continuously makes her dance. (In fact, the farmer sort of relishes in grinding them up…) The farmer knowingly (and happily!) [It is creepy for] so, so many reasons. He then gets the dogs to steal a princess and rip everyone else to shreds. They are not missed. It wanders around looking for these naughty children, who just disappear without a trace. She winds up dancing herself to death. However, the Duchess comes up with a plan: everyone will eat the cake so that she can safely get down. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. See. Eventually they slit open sacks of the farmers corn. Most famous of all Nordic children’s storybook authors is. Paving her walkway with teeth! No blood! The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf; The Goblin and the Huckster; Great Claus and Little Claus; The Goloshes of Fortune; The Garden of Paradise; The Gardener and the Manor; The Great Sea Serpent; Good Humour ‘The goblins’ll get you if you don’t watch out!’ The first cautionary tale in the poem has a boy who, because he wouldn’t say his prayers, was snatched out of his bed in the night by goblins, and all his parents find left behind are his pajama bottoms. Princess Langwidere and her collection of heads for every moment; The Nome King and the horror of being turned into decorative tchotchkes, unable to tell your friends who you are; and the Wheelers. Woven within Nordic folk tales is indeed a common thread of morality and character building. She loves teeth and has bucket loads of them that she sorts into boxes of girl’s teeth, boy’s teeth, top teeth, bottom teeth, EXTRAS, etc. Do you think the best tale is still missing? It lives in billabongs, ditches, and marshy bogs in the Australian outback. To learn more or withdraw consent, please visit our cookie policy. This website uses cookies so we can provide you with the best user experience. !” — Rebecca, Massachusetts. I’m pretty sure all of the children in the story are dead, including the little boy.” — Courtney Downs, Denver, Colorado. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Winner will be selected at random on 05/01/2021. Recently we asked Atlas Obscura readers to tell us about the kids’ books and stories that still creep them out. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. The illustrations, the giant cat, Marmoset, the sea monster, and the battle scenes, were both creepy and compelling. I think the idea of a baby-stealing imp is horrible enough, as well as the idea of trying to teach children about the dangers of incurring debt through the narrative of a virtually un-winnable magical wager. Below is the complete list of Andersen’s 168 tales, in the chronological order of their original publication. Gave me nightmares.” — Jessie Shaw, Virginia, “When I was young, my mother purchased several antique children’s books from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. You told us about classic fairy tales that left you feeling uneasy. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 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