Episode 50 - Mannikin Spanalong (German fairytale)

WokeTales - Woke Folktales

This is a German story of Mannikin Spanalong and although has elements of curse sorcery, overall it is pretty simple and straightforward which makes it all the more unique. It begins with a motivated young woman who sets off to find work and in process helps Mannikin Spanalong through his curse. She is rewarded in return. The reward however, is not marriage which is very rare to find in a fairy tale about a helpful woman and a cursed man. They both get to live their life their own way, and if they ever have their respective weddings this story doesn’t care.