Finding the earliest version of any given common fairy tale is an almost impossible endeavor. Before the Grimm Brothers gathered their collection of well-known German folk fairy tales, these stories followed an oral tradition, being passed on from grandmother to mother to children. What you may not know is that these earliest oral versions of our most popular fairy tales, and in some instances the earliest print version, are far from the clean-cut “good guy always wins” tales we utilize to lull our children to sleep at night. The earlier versions of our classic fairy tales included stories of murder, cannibalism, incest, rape, and various other despicable acts.
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Continue ReadingThese couple of haikus are written as a tribute to the Walt Disney classic animated movie "The Lion King"!
Continue ReadingProverbs:- Impossible is a word in the dictionary of fools.
Continue ReadingAnother look into what has happened on this day in the past, historical events of note, famous birthdays or any other points of interest that have occurred on this day.
Continue ReadingAnother look into what has happened on this day in the past, historical events of note, famous birthdays or any other points of interest that have occurred on this day.
Continue ReadingAnother look into what has happened on this day in the past, historical events of note, famous birthdays or any other points of interest that have occurred on this day.
Continue ReadingAnother look into what has happened on this day in the past, historical events of note, famous birthdays or any other points of interest that have occurred on this day.
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I love cartoons. Especially when i’ve had a stressful day. They are about the only thing on television I find relaxing to watch as they are pretty much care free and usually full of humour.
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