I’ve been taking a bit of time in the past day or two to record myself telling a few of the Schonwerth Tales, since one of the rewards for all the generous donors to our fundraiser last month will be a recording of one of our favourite stories. I still have some re-recording and editing work to do, but I thought I’d share a rough version of a very short story from the collection here.

This story, called The Moon in the Fountain, is not really a fairytale – it’s more of a legend or folktale – and it’s actually pretty typical of the kind of stories the Schonwerth collected. It’s a tall tale to tell around the fireside, warning youngsters of the dangers of gathering water by moonlight…