Ripple Stories

This is the tale of a young boy who through the help of a loon becomes a great healer and shaman of his people. Written down by Chief Lelooska who was a great artist and storyteller.

Then she asked if he required any huntsmen, and if he would take all of them into his service. King Ozzymandias looked at her and did not know her, but as they were such handsome fellows, he said: ‘Let us see how well you handle your blades' and he had his best soldiers come and battle with the twelve maidens and the maidens easily won each squirmish. He asked the maidens to then show him how well they knew how to hunt and use their bows. The maidens rode out with the king and each shot they took, a bird or beast was hit, and they had proved that they were fine marksmen. At the end of the day the King said, ‘Yes,’ and that he would willingly take them, and now they were the king’s twelve huntsmen.

In this version of the Frog Prince, the Princess does not throw the frog against a wall, but rather makes him a bed next to hers and after three nights the curse of the fairy is broken and the frog becomes a Prince. He then asks her to come and rule his kingdom with him, to which the Princess agrees. This new version will delight you with the classic language and original plot still intact, but a few important changes made that make it more wholesome.

Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or “My Lord Bag of Rice.” His true name was Fujiwara Hidesato, and there is a very interesting story of how he came to change his name.One day he traveled forth in search of adventures, for he had the nature of a warrior and could not bear to be idle. So he buckled on his two swords, took his huge bow, much taller than himself, in his hand, and slinging his quiver on his back started out. He had not gone far when he came to the bridge of Seta-no-Karashi spanning one end of the beautiful Lake Biwa. No sooner had he set foot on the bridge than he saw lying right across his path a huge serpent-dragon. Its body was so big that it looked like the trunk of a large pine tree and it took up the whole width of the bridge. One of its huge claws rested on the parapet of one side of the bridge, while its tail lay right against the other. The monster seemed to be asleep, and as it breathed, fire and smoke came out of its nostrils.

A soldier with help from an old woman discovers the secret of the where the twelve Princesses dance each night.

Ripple Stories retells classic fairy tales reimagined with more representation. Support us on Patreon to never miss a story! https://www.patreon.com/RippleStories The old version of this story has a woman as the greedy one asking for bigger and grander houses and positions. I've changed the tale portraying the woman as the fisherwoman and the bread winner in the family. The man in the story is never satisfied with what he has and is always pondering what he can be or the riches he can gain next. In a way this is quite pertinent to our society today and the way that some people want all of the resources and power for themselves. If only we could be happy in our little house, close to nature, working the land. The fisherwoman shows this side of life, content with every new situation, always asking "isn't this enough"? I hope you enjoy this tale!