tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post8775408182784383003..comments2024-03-26T02:27:06.176-05:00Comments on Tales of Faerie: Fairy Tale TeaKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-3598523979704764262014-02-14T20:37:58.655-06:002014-02-14T20:37:58.655-06:00Me too. And that's without even reading some o...Me too. And that's without even reading some of these modern books based on fairy tales!Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-49696184457730528872014-02-14T15:08:30.610-06:002014-02-14T15:08:30.610-06:00It gets so confusing with all the variants! Someti...It gets so confusing with all the variants! Sometimes I feel like the more fairy tales I read the more they all blur together...Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-17393345842907721192014-02-14T14:41:13.980-06:002014-02-14T14:41:13.980-06:00Slight correction. You were right about the hazel...Slight correction. You were right about the hazel bush. I was confusing Grimm's "Cinderella" with a Polish variant entitled "Marya and the Rusaje".Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-69339480192850495932014-02-13T21:12:36.967-06:002014-02-13T21:12:36.967-06:00Yes, the tree planted over the grave of Cinderella...Yes, the tree planted over the grave of Cinderella's mother in the Grimm version (Ashenputtel) is described as a linden tree in my copy. Sometimes these translations seem to get a bit rough. I don't remember the pear tree, though. I haven't read Grimm's "Cinderella" in a long time, though. As much as I love Grimm in general, I tend to revisit the hidden gems more than the big names.Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-54508802797376913982014-02-13T15:05:59.142-06:002014-02-13T15:05:59.142-06:00Ooh yes, a pumpkin tea would have been perfect for...Ooh yes, a pumpkin tea would have been perfect for Cinderella! And it's definitely possible, I own a few pumpkin tea varieties myself! <br /><br />Is the tree planted over Cinderella's grave sometimes called a linden tree? (In my translation of Grimms it's a hazel bush but that does sound familiar). The pear tree is one she hides in after the ballKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-74400839417572985682014-02-10T20:07:18.526-06:002014-02-10T20:07:18.526-06:00I don't know any connection between Cinderella...I don't know any connection between Cinderella and peaches. I don't even remember the pear tree you mentioned (a linden tree, sure). Peaches would make more sense for a story like "Momotaro" (sadly, much of the Western world has yet to discover the awesomeness of Japanese fairy tales). For "Cinderella", I'd expect more of a pumpkin spice flavor if that's possible in a tea.Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.com