The Queen Bee:
I think this is an interesting story to mess around with a little bit. On the surface, this seems like a somewhat cliche trope of the dominant brothers exerting their influence and power over a younger one. In this story, there's even the deeper level of the older brothers being bigger than the younger one, as the latter is a dwarf. They assume that they know better than the younger brother, but yet are bested by the latter. This could be translated into really any situation where someone is being underestimated. Siblings is a natural choice, as displayed here, but I think there are opportunities beyond that cliche.
The Twelve Huntsmen:
I like the idea here about the tests of certain people to prove something one way or another. Like, someone isn't who they say they are, but there are a couple of sets of foolproof tests to determine whether they are lying or not. I think this idea, however, would require me to depart almost entirely from the original story. I think I would step far away from this original (and kind of senseless) story of a woman trying to get her man back with 11 women who look exactly like her. I definitely wouldn't write about this, but something keeps reminding me of an almost Twilight type story where Edward isn't human but vampire, and there are certain things that would tip Bella off.
The Fox and the Horse:
I appreciated this sweet little story! I love animal stories, and foxes are my favorite animal. I thought this was an interesting fox story, too. Many stories concerning foxes show them as cunning and sly, using these things for evil. I liked how the fox in this story used his wit to help his friend, the horse, return home to his master.
(Sleeping Fox, web source: Wikimedia)
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