Reading Week 14: Grimm Librivox Part B

Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm

The Queen Bee
I have read this story before, and I greatly enjoy it.  I like the fact that the brother who was kind and considerate was given the help he needed to break the curse.  

The Twelve Huntsmen
I like the lion from this story.  Having a wise lion would be a good addition to my story.

Jorinda and Jorindel
It is funny that they have such similar names.  I like how the answer for the problem came in a dream.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses
One theme that I do not like in all of these stories is the forced marriage.  I understand that it was common among royalty, but women should not be treated as prizes for an accomplished task.  In my story, I will not make this part of it.  

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12 dancing princess par Arthur Rackham, Source: Wikimedia Commons

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