Crossword clues for ___ the tales . . . 6 letters:HANSELFairy tale youngsterATWOODAuthor of {/The Handmaid's Tale/}JEMIMAThe Tale of ___ Puddle-Duck (Beatrix Potter)ASTRIDLindgren who wrote the Pippi Longstocking talesLEGENDFolklore taleGRIMMSFolk tale familyPICARORogue in a comical adventure taleGIANTSLarge fairy-tale charactersCASTLEFairy-tale localeJANINE___ Lindo (handmaid in "The Handmaid's Tale")PALACEFairy-tale settingOGRESSGreen woman, perhaps, in fairy talesSHAGGYLike dogs in long tales?HANSELFairy-tale boyALISONHeroine of Chaucer's "Miller's Tale."GRETELHalf a fairy-tale duoALISONMiller's Tale character.AMORALTo point ___, or adorn a tale.DARNAYTale of Two Cities character.MAUPINTales of the City novelist ArmisteadEPICALLike a tale for the agesALISONCharacter in "The Miller's Tale."BOPEEPNursery tale character.YEOMANCharacter in "Canterbury Tales."TOBIASMan in Apocryphal tale.MORGUERue in a Poe taleTWEETYToon who debuted in a segment called "A Tale of Two Kitties"BENHUR___: A Tale of the ChristTROLLSFairy-tale beastsBUMPPOLeatherstocking Tales heroCRONESFairy tale villainesses.WISHESMagical trio of fairy tales.MYTHOSTales of King Arthur, e.g.TELLME___ the tales . . .GRETELBaker of fairy talesMERMENSome males in talesTATTLEKind of taleGESTESTales of derring-doRETOLDLike certain Hawthorne talesALISONMiller's Tale heroineTOLDBY. . . a tale ___ an idiot . . . : MacbethDAMSELFairy tale girl, oftenDARNAYA Tale of Two Cities hero CharlesREDHENThe Little ___ (nursery-tale character)CRONESOld stock characters in fairy talesELLERYQueen in the book "Cat of Many Tales"GRETELFairy tale heroineGRETELWoodcutter's daughter of fairy talesAENEIDVirgil tale that takes place after the Trojan WarAMOSOZA Tale of Love and Darkness author, 2003