Reading Notes: Grimm (Librivox), Part A

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Briar Rose

  • The fish is an interesting way to tell her she's having a daughter
  • Its kind of weird that they want a daughter but not a son to be the heir to the throne, unless it's a progressive society where they actually let women rule
  • Yikes, how did they choose which fairy to leave out? Was she particularly bad, or just unlock in this instance?
  • I'm sure that the old lady is the evil fairy. But if she could magically create a spindle, why did they even bother removing all of them from the palace?
  • Why did they all fall asleep? Was that another gift from the fairies?
  • So this prince just got really lucky and didn't have to prove himself by cutting though the thorns
  • If the spell was that she was supposed to sleep for a hundred years, why didn't she just wake up when the hundred years were up? Why did she still need true love's kiss?
  • Did they all know they slept for that long or did it just feel like they blinked and a hundred years had passed?
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Briar Rose in Grimms Household Tales



Bibliography: Briar Rose from Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm link to online reading

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