The grays, the mantises, the snake-skins, and the hybrids are just some of the aliens drawn by children at
Aliens and Children. To note:
thought screen hats will successfully prevent abduction by the mantis-like aliens, the servants of the mantis-like aliens, the snake-skinned aliens, and the Meek-Moks.
posted by iconomy
on Apr 27, 2004 -
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Rumplestiltskin gets torn in half, Cinderella's stepsisters get their eyes pecked out, and Snow White's stepmother dances in red hot iron shoes until she dies from exhaustion. These are the original endings to the non-sweetened, and sometimes unsavory,
fairy tales collected or written by
by reclusive librarians Jacob and Wilhelm, better know as
The Brothers Grimm. Their first book,
Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Childrens' and Household Tales) was published in 1812. Several more books, mostly of folk tales collected from willing relatives and friends, followed, some containing
bizarre and
disturbing stories with less than
happy endings. As the
National Geographic Grimm site puts it, "
Looking for a sweet, soothing tale to waft you toward dreamland? Look somewhere else. The stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s serve up life as generations of central Europeans knew it—capricious and often cruel." Check out the strange 1960
Mp3s and
RealAudio files of some Grimm tales.
posted by iconomy
on Oct 29, 2002 -
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