Across
- 4. A journey taken to a sacred place for religious purposes
- 8. The author who shaped Robin Hood’s adventures into a novel
- 9. A brief tale that teaches a lesson
- 11. Journeys where travelers share stories along the way
- 13. A Middle Eastern story cycle about a king whose bride delays her death with nightly tales
- 16. Short retellings of Shakespeare’s plays for younger readers
Down
- 1. A category or type of writing
- 2. A French writer famous for moral‑focused fairy tales
- 3. A writer who helped popularize fairy tales through stories like *The Little Mermaid*
- 5. German brothers who collected well‑known tales like Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel
- 6. An early compilation of legends about King Arthur
- 7. Someone who narrates or creates stories
- 10. An enslaved Greek known for crafting clever moral tales
- 12. The hero of the tale involving a magical lamp and a genie
- 14. An editor who published classic children’s stories in his colored fairy‑tale books
- 15. The message or lesson a story teaches
- 17. The act of carrying out a death sentence