And let me remind you of one more fairy tale, “The Frog King or Iron Heinrich” by Grimm Brothers. This tale is notable for the fact that the princess in it is an extremely unpleasant person. Well, judge for yourself … At first, she doesn’t find anything smarter than playing with a golden ball, sitting […]
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Blue Beard fairy tale, one more illustration by Gustav Dore. The scene of the death of Bluebeard. Yes, the widow was not a naive simpleton. First, she went to get married, regardless of the reputation of the groom. Then she moved into his house, as a full-fledged hostess, but without a dowry. Then she broke
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I have an addiction, comrades, to old key brooches and fairy tales. Few more brooches and one more fairy tale, “Blue Beard” this time (Blue Beard, aka La Barbe Bleue). The funny thing about this fairy tale is that everyone usually remembers only about the “abuser and tyrant” Bluebeard, and about the poor almost-victim, his