Hi
I am going to re-write the very first edition of Brothers Grimm's fairy tales: The Three Snake-Leaves, it was published back in 1812. Just in case if you don't know this particular fairy tale, it's about a very beautiful but also rather bizarre Princess that will not marry to any men unless that man vow to be buried alive along with the Princess if the Princess died earlier than him.
Anyway, if you'd like to read the full story of the latest version of this tale, go to this website: http://www.familymanagement.com/literacy/grimms/grimms13.html
Now, the difference between the first edition and the latest edition of this tale is actually quite significant. First, a lot of the sexual references were removed to make it more suitable for children in the later version. In addition, the story itself as well as the ending is also considerably different between the two versions. My re-write will be a darker but more "happy ending" version. It will focus on the Princess's point of view towards love, the effect of being colonized by foreign county upon her, and her relationship with her husband.
Grimm's Fairy Tales: The Three Snake-Leaves – The Consequence for Pursuing True Love
(Work in Progress)
“Every men are the same,” The Princess complained.
“They tell you how much they love you, but when you died, they will just move on and marry another woman.”
The Princess is now 15, she is extremely beautiful, and she is in the perfect age for getting married. But getting her married has always been a real headache for both the King and the Queen. Because the Princess will get married only under one condition, that is if she died before her future husband, then the husband must buried alive along with her.
“My husband must buried alive with me when I die.”
This has become a pet phrase for the Princess.
“Isn't this how love suppose to be? Otherwise, what other ways can you express true love? The only way to know for sure if the man I married to loves me, is at that very moment when I died. And if he loves me too, he should die along with me, right?” The willful Princess said.
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Kia ora.
Hi Rex,
It's a little bit harsh of this Princess wanting a man/her future husband to be buried alive alongside her, isn't it? Will she ever get married under such high condition?
Is the re-write point of view towards love related to the sexual references present in the first version of the tale or not?
The effect of colonization upon her, and the relationship with her husband seem to be powerful themes to write about.
I look forward to reading it.
Kia ora koe.
Hi, Rex
I've read the latest fairy tale by clicking on the website, and I found it's quite interesting story to re-write.
The princess seemed a quite cruel and mean person in the story.
And I felt that the story is trying to elicit the nature of colonization by the character of the princess; the way of her believing true love.
I think it is showing clearly that she is controlling the person who had vowed his endless love, and she treats the person as a servant in a way. Thus, the relationship between the princess and her husband is like master and servant.
Anyway, I look forward to reading yours. Good luck!
Hi Rex,
Wel your choice of re-write sounds interesting. I have never heard of the Brother's Grimm fairy tales, but they sound sery interesting and after this comment am going to go to the link you added to have a look. I must say I did laugh when I read that the princess expected her future husband to be buried along side her if she died before me, it seems a bit outrageous but thats why fairy tales are right? something out of the ordinary, wonder if the princess would be buried alive if her husband died first, because I highly doubt it haha..
Sounds like a cool tpic for you though so good luck and I cant wait to read your final re-write
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