Every culture has its traditional fairy tales of love, monsters, good conquering evil and lessons to be learned that get passed on from generation to generation. The timeless fairy tale of “Beauty and ...

Once upon a time there was a young girl who went for a walk in the forest, searching for a dove which she could hear singing. The girl forgot the way home, and when the sun set she began to cry.

There was once a tough and clever cat, who had one ear, who belonged to a farmer. The man wished for a soft kitten instead, and so stuffed the clever cat into a sack and threw it into the forest. He ...

Nocturnal fears aren't helped when, in so many fairy tales, the bed itself plays a pivotal role... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Bedtime Tales, by Catherine Ann Cullen above. Morning ...