Today I learned that the "tooth fairy" legend is said to have originated from Mme D'Aulnoy's 17th century French fairy tale, the Good Little Mouse.
In it, the princess' fairy godmother takes the shape of a little mouse.
A little mouse that helps defeat and evil king and his son by sneaking into their room at night, crawling into the king's mouth, biting his tongue and cheeks, and then eating the prince's eyeball... 😬 😬
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Matthew "Smiffy" Smith •
Inhaltswarnung: Horror in fairy tales
Ooh, also fascinating: "When she termed her works contes de fées, she originated the term that is now generally used for the genre." (Personally, I prefer Märchen, but that's just me.)
Thanks for sharing!
Iza Marfisi •
They love Max and Moritz. It's an old German book with two really naughty boys than play pranks on everyone and finish by being baked like buns! 🤯
My German grandmother read it to them once and they can't get enough. I think it's gruesome 😬
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_and_Moritz
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