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  1. Oct 2019
  2. Sep 2019
    1. But iron slippers had already been put upon the fire, and they were brought in with tongs, and set before her. Then she was forced to put on the red-hot shoes, and dance until she dropped down dead.

      so Snow White ended up killing her or who planned this? did the dad end up finding out or did the prince plan it out?

    2. The king's son, full of joy, said, "You are with me." And he told her what had happened, and said, "I love you more than everything in the world, come with me to my father's palace, you shall be my wife."

      is he sure that is't his sister? and why would she accept marrying him?

    3. It pleased the girl so well that she let herself be beguiled, and opened the door. When they had made a bargain the old woman said, "Now I will comb you properly for once.

      Snow White is innocent and has fallen in the witches trap again, even through she tried resisting at first, just like little kids do too.

    1. nothing to do with fairies or happy endings. Instead, these are stark narratives about brutal living conditions in the nineteenth century. 

      they found another way of talking about/acknowledging what was going on during that time period through their fairytale's.

    2. they held to their original principle: to salvage relics from the past

      they have been collecting so many folktales for so long and they did not want to let them die out but rather continue to share them.

    3. People know them and love them because they have simply absorbed them in a habitual way

      hearing tales from older generations is seen as a norm and most of the time we do not question them or turn the other way because we enjoy hearing tories that may or may not be true.

    1. Anthything personified in a story can represent somethig greater than what is portrayed in the fairy tail. if analyzed enough one can dig up a real life scenario or problem, not very much talked about in our society.

    1. pious Frauds were made use of to amuse Mankind, and frighten them into a Sense of their Duty

      This remids me of how caregivers will frighten little children into behaving properly so that The Llorona wont come after them and take them away.

    2. we are sure, in general, there are many Intellectual Beings in the World besides our selves,

      through fairytails we can learn more about other cultures, rather than only focusig on own.