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Your Favorite Fairy Tale
is what?
Mine is Hansl and Gretl, hands down.
I'm reading a book that explains fairy tales in terms of their most basic message. Sheldon Cashdan, the author of The Witch Must Die, says Hansl and Gretl is basically a moral tale on gluttony.
Cinderella is about envy (with plenty of castration anxiety thrown in as a side dish) and Snow White is about narcissism.
so. what is your poison apple and why?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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