Sarah Beth Durst* on swan stories.

From Sarah's Journal:

One day, the king of this kingdom (not her father) is hunting in the forest. His hunters find the girl in the tree and ask her who she is. Hoping they'll leave her alone, she throws down her gold chain, her garters, and lastly her dress.

Is this really the best plan? Perhaps getting naked is not the best way to inspire them to leave.

(via Finding Wonderland)

I have GOT to get to that Annotated Brothers Grimm book.  I've only read as far as the table of contents.  I'm happy to report, though, that the book includes the stories (ahem) How Children Played Butcher With Each Other and The Evil Mother-in-Law.

*Have you read her books yet?  Get on that.

Comments

[cc]

I was really disappointed in both the annotated Grimm and the annotated HCA. They're beautiful editions but a little thin.

[Leila]

Rats. Ah, well, it's a library book, so at least I didn't blow any money on it.

I want to get to it soon anyway...

[rebecca]

I have it in my school's library -- one day I was killing some time with my sixth grade reading group, so I grabbed the book and had them break up into small groups, pick a story, and act it out in three simple scenes, for the rest of us.
...and of course, we were treated to the evil mother-in-law...