Children's Fiction

Quasimodo
During the 1830s restoration of Notre-Dame, architect Viollet-le-Duc documented something unusual — a sealed crypt beneath the bell tower, containing the skeletal remains of a man with a twisted spine and a hammer in his right hand.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Tarzan
In 1872, a British expedition vanished deep in the Congo Basin. Only one survivor returned — a missionary who spoke of “a man among apes, pale as moonlight, crowned in vines.”
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Real Story Behind Elsa
Before Frozen, there was Hans Christian Andersen’s “Snow Queen” — a story about loneliness and emotional numbness. But beneath that, there’s a chilling historical rumor.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Real Story Behind Snow White
In 1725, in the small German town of Lohr, a young baroness named Maria Sophia Margaretha von Erthal died mysteriously. She was known for her beauty, her kindness to the poor, and — disturbingly — her jealous stepmother.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Moon Child and the Tower of Silence
In 1603, in a small Bavarian village, a child was born with hair so long and pale it seemed to shine in the dark. Her mother, terrified, claimed the girl was touched by the moon — a blessing or a curse, depending on who you asked.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Dollmaker of Florence
In 1881, Carlo Collodi published The Adventures of Pinocchio, about a wooden boy who wanted to be real. But few know that Collodi’s story was inspired by a real craftsman who lived in Florence during his youth — a man named Giuseppe Tredici, known locally as The Dollmaker.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Garden of Whispering Serpents
In the 12th century, in the city of Baghdad, a princess known as Zahra al-Salim lived surrounded by perfumes, silk, and secrets. Her father forbade her to leave the palace gardens — a paradise built for her protection.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Snow White
In 1725, in the small Bavarian town of Lohr am Main, a nobleman’s daughter was born — Maria Sophia Margaretha von Erthal. Her father owned a renowned glassworks that crafted mirrors so pure they seemed almost alive. Locals said they spoke — reflecting not what was before them, but what was true.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Beauty and the Beast
In 1547, in the court of King Henry II of France, there lived a man unlike any other: Pedro González, born in Tenerife and afflicted with a rare condition — hypertrichosis universalis, which covered his entire body with hair. To the court, he was a beast.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Rapunzel
In 1603, near the Bavarian Alps, a nobleman’s daughter named Althea von Raben was declared cursed at birth — her hair growing faster than humanly possible, glowing faintly under moonlight. Her mother, terrified, locked her in a tower with no doors.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Warrior Who Never Existed
During the Qing dynasty, there were rumors of a hidden monastery deep in the bamboo mountains of Sichuan. The monks there worshipped not gods, but animals — each symbolizing a style of combat.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Ocean That Remembers
Before the Disney film Moana, there was an older Polynesian belief — that the ocean was a living ancestor, capable of memory and vengeance.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters