“Die zertanzten Schuhe,” or “The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces” was first published in 1815 in the second volume of tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. It’s usually translated into English as “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.”
In this one I DO NOT burn my marshmallow (YAY!) and celebrate by making a Thin Mint s’more. Many thanks to a dear friend in Los Angeles who sent me two boxes of these unmatchable treats at great expense.
Thank you to HeinzInJune for providing his insight as a native speaker of German. No matter how much I study the language, as an outsider there will be little nuances that I can never fully understand and I am grateful for help like this.
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