As promised. More to come. I’ve come up upon some minor stumbling blocks reading the old fairy tales – one is the language and sentence structure of the era, one is translation into English that makes the sentences awkward, then the people who translate them don’t often use the correct punctuation. For example, they leave …

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Even if the Sun is unseen, Do not cry too much. Now we observe holy Yule, Let that be a comfort. – Yule in hovel, Yule in town,   Yule in the darkness,   Yule in joy, Yule in sorrow,   Yule in all hearts. Christmas Stories about, written by and read by (gasp) White People!! The download button is …

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Pic from movie Brothers Grimm, whose stories I will be reading/recording soon- This time, reading stories by Hans Christian Andersen, hope you enjoy http://www.savefile.com/files/1240295 Little Match Girl http://www.savefile.com/files/1240309 Children’s Prattle http://www.savefile.com/files/1240304 Delaying is not forgetting

More fairy tales-  or are they? you might have to  go to the original link  below ,as some of the copied links may not transfer directly- http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/antisemitic.html The Jews’ Stone (Austria) Link to the original text: Der Judenstein, Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, Deutsche Sagen, Nr. 353 Link to a well documented study of the blood …

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I would think it would be tempting, in the wake of losing your child, to avoid listening to anyone, to shut down and simply soldier on resolutely. Particularly to try and defend what is left of your child’s existence, to provide a last bastion of refuge at least for their memory, to shelter and protect …

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