These are some of the stories that are used

in the Indian Institute of Psychodrama's

Workshops on "Psychodrama and Fairytales":

 

1) "The Young Woman at the Pond".

(A fairytale collected by the Grimm brothers

in Germany in the early 1800s. Also known

as, "The Goose-Girl".)

 

Relevant to

"Into the Dark Forest: The Fairytale Heroine’s Journey",

an essay by Theodora Goss. 

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2) "Brother and Sister".

(A fairytale collected by the Grimm brothers

in Germany in the early 1800s. Also known

as, "Foundling".)

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3) "The Handless Maiden".

(A fairytale collected by the Grimm brothers

in Germany in the early 1800s.)

 

A commentary on the story is included.

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4) "Mother Hulda".

(A fairytale collected by the Grimm brothers

in Germany in the early 1800s. Also known

as, "Frau Holle".)

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5) "Vasilisa the Beautiful".

(A Russian fairytale featuring Baba Yaga.)

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6) "The 12 Windows".

(A fairytale collected by the Grimm brothers

in Germany in the early 1800s. Also known

as, "The Little Hamster from the Water".)

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7) "Fairies Take a Human Baby".

(A traditional story from England.)

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8) "The Fish Brother".

(A Grandmother story from Tamil Nadu, India.)

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9) "Shakuntala".

(This story is fairytale-ish. The story is an episode

in the epic, Mahabharata.)

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10) "The Flowering Tree".

(A Grandmother story from Karnataka, India.)

 

 

 

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