Tagged With "Hansel and Gretel"

Hansel and Gretel, by Alexander Zick (1845-1907)   The Brothers Grimm are known to most of us as authors of some of our most famous fairy tales, including Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel, but Germans also know them as authors of the first-ever...

On Monday August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. My son, my elderly German mother-in-law, Lütte, and I were hunkered down in my husband’s office at Tulane Medical School. Our decision to stay seemed smart at the time. My...

Bob Cranwell, the Amateur Emigrant, shares pleasant memories of times spent in forests with trees.

In Friedrichshain Park, a large fountain built around statues of fairy-tale and folklore characters has been restored to its original glory