FEMME TALES
Some would term Femme Tales a piece of socio-political satire. Others would call it a correcting of the herstory. In mirror reversal, heroes become heroines, villainesses become villains. Thus, in "The Toad Prince or The Dog Princess or Hopeless Henry," an ugly princess turns a handsome prince into a toad, thereby freeing his homely older brother, the true prince, and marrying him.
In "Little Red Jogging Suit," a sparky redhead and her spunky grandmother take on a wolf in sheep's clothing, and find themselves victims of the law.
In "Sungold and the Seven Midgets," a beautiful young princess flees for her life from her predatory stepfather and finds haven with seven female midgets, who save her from the stepfather, restore her to her mother the queen, and see her succeed to the throne.
In "Hannah and Greggo," a street-savvy sister saves her innocent younger brother from the lecherous clutches of a warlock, and sets them up in a cottage by the sea.
In "AshesAngie," a young heiress is rescued by her fairy godfather from an ambitious stepfather, two worthless stepbrothers, a weak mother, a desperate king and queen, and a dud prince, and is carried off to a new lifestyle.
In "Sweeping Beauty," a young rani is cursed by a jealous Fury to become enslaved to housework. After centuries of men trying, she is finally freed by a collective of women, and goes on to become a leader in a new world order.
And in "Ms. Fisherwoman and Spouse," a fisherwoman satisfied with the simple life catches an enchanted Cod and lets it go. Her greedy husband sends her back to ask for bigger and bigger wishes, until finally the husband finds himself where he belongs, while the Fisherwoman swims off with the Cod.
The tales are set in England, France, Italy, India, and South America, as well as parts of the United States. Each has a contemporary twist.