The title "The Nutcracker" mainly refers to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's two-act classical ballet, which was inspired by an 1816 magical tale by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It narrates the tale of a young girl who ...

Christmas stories have a way of slowing everything down. The lights are on, the house smells like something sweet in the oven, and for a few minutes, no one’s rushing anywhere. That’s usually when a ...

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Long before Disney turned Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid into global blockbusters, European writers, editors, and folklorists captivated readers with their fairy-tale collections as early ...

Despite having several books to his name, Redza Arbee insists he never set out to become an author. He has only done so to raise awareness about a subject close to his heart – financial literacy. His ...

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There are many different types of fiction genres, but they all have one thing in common: that the stories are made up. If these ducks were in a mystery story, then there might be a crime for a ...

Milly sat under the apple tree and watched the rain clouds sweep over the hills. What a wet day! She ate an apple and waited for the rain to stop. Soon it did. The sky turned blue again, and the Sun ...