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Discussions on Folk Tales and Truths
Grand Dame:
I find your collection of folk tales quite brilliant, actually.
Jacob Grimm:
Thank you.
Grand Dame:
But I must say, I was terribly disturbed when I read your version of the Little Cinder Girl.
Jacob Grimm: [laughs]
Well, there are those who swear that Perrault's telling with its Fairy Godmother and um... magic pumpkins would be closer to the truth.
Wilhelm Grimm:
Some claim the shoe was made of fur. Others insist it was glass. Well, I guess we'll never know.
Jacob Grimm:
Forgive me, Your Majesty, might I inquire about the painting? She's really quite, um... extraordinary.
Grand Dame: [reaches inside the box the footman has brought to her; The Grimm Brothers look at each other in shock]
Her name was Danielle de Barbarac. And this was her glass slipper. Perhaps you will allow me to set the record straight.
Wilheim Grimm:
Then it's true, the story.
Grand Dame:
Yes, quite. Now then, what was that phrase you use? Oh, yes. Once upon a time, there lived a young girl who loved her father very much.
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