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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
 
Geometrical imprecision in German Grimm folklore (Three Snake Leaves):
Geometrical imprecision in German Grimm folklore (Three Snake Leaves):

"""
...he chops the snake into three pieces.

After some time, a second snake slithers out of the hole, seeing the other lying in pieces on the floor. It goes back, returning with three green leaves within its mouth.

The snake takes the three pieces of the snake, arranging them as they fitted and placing one of the leaves on each wound. Immediately the severed parts join together, the snake moving and living once more. Both of the snakes hasten away.
"""

Question: What was the third leaf for? Huh?
http://gruesomedetails.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/grimms-grimmest-the-three-snake-leaves/
http://gruesomedetails.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/grimms-grimmest-the-three-snake-leaves/

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Majority of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen are deeply sick, the others are just disturbing.
Majority of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen are deeply sick, the others are just disturbing. Those who only know or remember only Disney versions, good for you. The sickest ones are "The Little Mermaid", "The Little Match Girl", "The Wild Swans", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier".

Who knew that a collection of German fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm gives him a good run for the money. Good thing that at the end of WWII allies banned Grimm tales in Germany because they "contributed to Nazi savagery".

http://io9.com/5880769/10-totally-psychotic-fairy-tales-that-hollywood-should-film-next

And don't even get me started on the Russian fairy tales, which glorify mostly stupidity, sloth, thievery, lies, brutality, vandalism, cruelty, unfairness, and have no positive characters.
http://io9.com/5880769/10-totally-psychotic-fairy-tales-that-hollywood-should-film-next

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