Megan, Debra, and Lance take on The Juniper Tree, a Brothers Grimm fairy tale with a long history of being retold, edited, and softened for younger audiences. Before the performance, they look at where the story came from and why some versions chose to remove its harsher material. Listen along as they give the tale the full readerβs theater treatment for Halloween.
β οΈ Content Warning
This episode includes themes of child abuse, violence, cannibalism, and death.
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What fairy tale from childhood has stuck with you the longest?
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π The Covered Pages:
The Juniper Tree and Grimmβs Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm
The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm, selected by Lorrie Segal and Maurice Sendak, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak
Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Maurice Sendak
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