The Alpha and his Christmas Fairy by Kindra White

Little Wolff (7 years old) lives with his aunt but has a miserable life. This fairy tale (maybe more of a religious legend) is dear to me because I used to walk in wooden shoes when I was a boy his age. The Wooden Shoes of Little Wolff (France) Chuckle some more with these funny true Christmas stories. The trolls decide that from that year, they will celebrate Christmas elsewhere.

Halvor has stayed behind this time and assures them that Kitty has gotten seven kittens, even more dangerous than their mother. They call it ‘Kitty,’ and it ends up kicking them out of the house.Ī year later, the trolls come back. The trolls come, feast, and try to play with the bear. He asks for shelter, but Halvor tells him to stay away because trolls visit every year on Christmas Eve. One Christmas Eve, a man arrives with a white bear at the Dovre mountain. It’s a bit bonkers with trolls and a bear, and I think it will be great fun to tell. And that’s the origin of the Christmas Tree.

Since then, the Count sets up a lighted tree every Christmas Eve, waiting for his beloved. They live happily together until one day, the Count uses the word death, and she vanishes.

He asks her to marry him, and she agrees under the condition that he will never say the word ‘death’ in her presence. The whole tree sparkled and shined.Įrnestine, Queen of the Fairies, greets him and gives him his ring back. Delighted, he returned home.Īs he was sitting in his castle, suddenly many beautifully dressed fairy beings arrived, who started dancing around a beautiful tree they set up in the middle of the main hall. As he washed his hands in the water, it felt like a hand touched his, and his ring was softly taken from his finger. One day Count Otto, hunting in the forest, came upon the Fairy Well. This fairy tale is lovely, but reading it, I so much wanted a happier ending…

Find more background information about The Snow Maiden on Wikipedia.

I chose this one because, to me, it’s the more mature version.

You can find more versions of this fairy tale on the website of Prof.

However, her feelings are short-lived, and she melts in a snow puddle. The prayer is answered, and she falls in love.

She begs Mother Spring for some feelings in her Winter heart. When she arrives home, she realizes that she is incapable of love. But instead, the tsar asks her some questions, sees her innocence, and sends her home. Jealous, the girlfriend calls for the judgment of the tsar. She grows up, and a man falls in love with her, dumping his girlfriend for her. The girl comes alive and starts to live with them. On a winter day, they make a girl from snow in the forest and wish she was real. The Snow Maiden (or Snegurochka / Снегурочка) is well known in Russia.Īn old couple is childless. My girlfriend is from Russia, so tales from this country are especially interesting to me.

The Alpha and his Christmas Fairy by Kindra White