generic fairy tales

Writing the opening of a fairy-tale-mash-up story.  There are a few allusions earlier, but the first tale we hit is -- er -- umm -- a tale of the type "kind and unkind girls."

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Let us break bread together on our knees

Let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)
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Folktales of China

Folktales of China by Wolfram Eberhard

A collection of tales from China, with notes about when collected and the types and motifs involved
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Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

First hand account of the Spanish Civil War.  Admittedly from a man who had a very limited role in the fighting, since the trenches that faced each other on the front were extremely strong.  And then some first-hand of the Communist suppression of P.O.U.M. and Anarchist elements.

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fairy tales and war

The authority of kings and lack of nobles, and the size of the kingdoms, are not the only bit of unreality about fairy tales.  There is also the matter of war.
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