The Kingdom of the Green Mountains At last, the man came across an old man, fixing the tiles of his roof. The soldier asked if he may have heard of the kingdom of the Green Mountains. By Liana Paraschaki Once upon a time, three soldiers, three friends, together decided they…
The Mermaid Wife She begged and begged and begged the Shetlander to give her back her skin. But the man, stunned by her beauty and eager to possess her, cruelly refused... By Liana Paraschaki Beneath the rolling hills and evergreen meadows of the Shetland Islands lies one of the best-kept…
The Dream Makers The girl carried on with her work, learning more all the time. Every day it was the same and every night the old man would make the dreams. By Graeme Johncok This story starts with a group of girls on their way for a day’s berry picking.…
The Baobhan Sith Before long, the women were singing an enchanting song and the hunters needed no more invitation to dance. They all seemed completely enchanted by the mysterious visitors. By Graeme Johncock In the Scottish Highlands lurks the most sinister of all the fairy folk, the blood thirsty Baobhan…
The Son of the King of Eirin On the morrow the son of the King of Eirin saw the King of the World, who said to him, “I have five swans, and you shall go to keep them; if you let them away you shall be hanged, but if you…