The Lad and the Devil
A Norse lad plays a joke on a blacksmith…and the Devil.
Myths & Legends
Why the Sea is Salt
A poor man visits the devil and trades a slab of bacon for a magic hand-mill that can grind anything.
How Odin Lost His Eye
Father Odin longed to become the wisest being in the world, so he resolved to win a draught from Mimer’s well.
Androclus and the Lion
In Rome there was once a poor slave whose name was Androclus. His master was a cruel man, and so unkind to him that at last Androclus ran away.
He hid himself in a wild wood for many days; but there was no food to be found, and he grew so weak and sick that he thought he should die. So one day he crept into a cave and lay down, and soon he was fast asleep.
King Alfred and the Beggar
t one time the Danes drove King Alfred from his kingdom, and he had to lie hidden for a long time on a little island in a river.
One day, all who were on the island, except the king and queen and one servant, went out to fish. It was a very lonely place, and no one could get to it except by a boat. About noon a ragged beggar came to the king’s door and asked for food.
King Alfred and the Cakes
Many years ago, there lived in England a wise and good king whose name was Alfred. No other man ever did so much for his country as he; and people now, all over the world, speak of him as Alfred the Great.
Robert the Bruce and the Spider
A battle-weary Robert the Bruce takes heart by watching a patient and persistent spider.
The Legend of William Tell and the Apple
Legendary Swiss hero William Tell is forced by a tyrant to shoot an apple off the top of his son’s head.
King Maximilian and the Geese
When King Maximilian drops his book, he asks a boy tending a flock of geese to find it. But who will keep the geese in order until he returns?
Tolling of the Bell
In the wee hours of Friday morning, October 7, 1859, when all the good residents of Charlottetown should still be sleeping in their beds, a deep bell tone was heard from the bell tower in St. James Church.