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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