Wonder

Stories with the Wonder theme:

• The Phantom Island of Hy-Brasil Aug 13, 2025

  

  On certain clear mornings, when the sea is as quiet as a sleeping cat and the western sky takes on a pearl-grey sheen, the fisherfolk along the coast of Galway whisper the same word with equal parts fear and longing: Hy-Brasil.

  It is said that the island rises from the horizon once in seven years, a perfect disc of green and gold ringed by a silver mist, visible enough to set a man’s heart leaping and yet distant enough to mock his grasp. Many have sworn they saw towers no bigger than a thumb’s nail, and cattle as small as beetles, moving upon its meadows. Some have come home greyed by a single day’s chase.

• The Voyage of Bran Aug 12, 2025

  

  In the ancient days when the mists between the worlds were thin and strange visitors might appear at any time, there lived a king named Bran mac Febal, ruler of a small kingdom on the western coast of Ireland. Bran was young and restless, beloved by his people but always gazing westward toward the setting sun, wondering what lay beyond the endless expanse of sea.

  One morning, as Bran walked alone near his fortress, lost in thought about the mysteries of the western ocean, he heard the most beautiful music he had ever experienced. It seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once – sweeter than harps, more melodious than pipes, more enchanting than the voices of the finest singers in Ireland.

• The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders Jul 25, 2025

  

  Come gather around, dear children, and let me tell you the most wondrous tale from the land of Dithmarschen, where the most extraordinary and impossible things have been known to happen. These are not ordinary wonders, mind you, but the kind that make you scratch your head and laugh with delight at their sheer impossibility.