Maven Fairy Godmother

“So what can you do for me, fairy godmother? You can’t kill me, you can’t make me fall in love, and I can see through any glamour you can throw over me.” His eyes gave her the piercing look that was usually followed by his piercing kiss.

Just give the word.” Maven drained the mug. “If that’s what you want.” Her voice had an edge of warning, just a note of ‘be careful what you ask for.’ Maven handed her the mug, nodding at it significantly. “Take your time. There ain’t no beer in Faery.”

Are there any tales other than Cinderella that have not been sufficiently mined, smelted, recast, spun and hammered?

The first rule of granting wishes is “Be careful what you wish for–you might get it.” Three themes exist in the make-a-wish stories: the one wish that sets the machinery of the universe in motion the unthinking wish that must be corrected by the last wish the no-matter-what-you-wish, it will turn out badly–the monkey’s paw [...]