Tag: märchen

179 – The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces

“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.

You can see the video version of this episode on YouTube:

146 – Snow Much Drama

The drama around Snow White, the troubled remake of Disney’s 1937 masterpiece, is unfortunate because it really was unnecessary! Just a little bit of familiarity with the folktale published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 could have spared the filmmakers (and some outspoken actors) a lot of time and trouble. Also in this episode, you get your last chance to ask show hosts anything! We’ll be having a mailbag party for our 150th episode.

There is also a video version of my thoughts on the Snow White drama, which are included in this episode:

I also had the pleasant surprise of seeing the new trailer for War of the Rohirrim, an upcoming film based on the legend outlined in the appendix to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Here’s my reaction to that: