Alternative Endings Series

Sleeping Beauty might be the title character of the famous fairy tale, but, in truth, she didn't do much to bring the story to a happy ending. Let us find out who really did all the hard work.

What would happen if damsels in distress defied evil wizards and wicked queens, dismissed the marginally competent princes, and took the matters of their rescuing into their own hands? Find one possible answer here, in the first installment of Maria K's Alternative Endings series.

This installment of the Alternative Endings series takes a fresh look at Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, following Kai and Gerda in a somewhat different direction than the original.

The tale of Little Red Riding Hood takes an unexpected turn when the wolf's intended prey turns the tables on him and changes the course of his life.

Alternative Endings series dips into the realm of alternative beginnings by pondering what might have really happened before the opening scene of the beloved classic Beauty and the Beast.

What if the Little Mermaid took a moment to reconsider her deal with the sea witch and decided to change the course of her life her own way, on her own terms?

Fed up with Jack's beanstalk shenanigans, the Ogre and his wife decide to turn the tables on him.

After being rescued from the greedy mole by her faithful swallow and brought to the tropical kingdom populated by elves, Thumbelina finds herself thrust into the intricacies of elvish court politics and facing yet another marriage no one had asked her about.

There are many versions of the Cinderella story. Not one of them, however, points out that one does not have to wear the glass slipper - even if it fits.

Who came up with the idea that, if a man is a prince, he must always marry a princess? Things come to a head, when one rebellious royal decides to dispute this rule.