The Ratcatcher, The True History Of Little Golden Hood, and The Three Dwarfs | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Red Fairy Book (1890)

The Three Ravens Podcast · Jun 4, 2026 · 1h

Today, for our 50th Lang Fairy Tales episode, it's time for another triple - and this trio of stories are ones most people might already know.

The Ratcatcher is a fairly straight take on the Pied Piper of Hamelin, albeit with a Transylvanian Twist.

The True History of Little Golden Hood marks the Lang's second attempt at Red Riding Hood - and it's pretty great!

The Three Dwarfs meanwhile starts promisingly, though then becomes Toads and Diamonds, and for no good reason...

We dig into each after the fact and discuss their strengths, weaknesses, and seeming subtexts. And hooray for grandmas who…