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Comment on Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Day 37 of 69 by Cyn

Cyn — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:08:48 +0000

My Grimm’s version also says “slut”

Comment on Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Day 69 of 69 by ScottS-M

ScottS-M — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:39:57 +0000

Those certainly had a lot more death in them than I remember. And sort of different morals and endings than I expected.

Comment on Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Day 46 of 69 by ScottS-M

ScottS-M — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:27:39 +0000

I think Gretel made a wise decision.

Comment on Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Day 45 of 69 by ScottS-M

ScottS-M — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:23:56 +0000

You’d think he could have just asked the guy to let him down.

Comment on Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Day 37 of 69 by ScottS-M

ScottS-M — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:58:12 +0000

‘No, no! you slut, you have no clothes, and cannot dance; you shall not go.’

I don't remember language like that in the fairy tales when I was a kid. Wikipedia says one old meaning was "kitchen maid or drudge" although the promiscuous woman definition is also pretty old.

Comment on Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Day 16 of 69 by TurtleReader

TurtleReader — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:16:53 +0000

ell: An English linear measure equal to 45 inches