Abstract
ABSTRACTThe Slovak fairy tale “The Twelve Months” is a variant of the international tale type known as “The Kind and the Unkind Girls” (AA-TH 480), of which Charles Perrault’s “Les Fées” or Andrew Lang’s “Toads and Diamonds” may be the most widely known versions. While this story may initially appear to be about sibling rivalry, or female individuation, or dysfunctional family relations, from an archetypal perspective, this story is about an encounter with the mysterium tremendum et fascinans. Retold within the context of this tribute issue to Leland Roloff, “The Twelve Months” may be read as an allegory for his teaching.
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