Showing posts with label Folk Tales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Folk Tales. Show all posts

June 10, 2008

The Forgotten Tales


I absolutely love folk tales. This Slavic folk tale is about a old witch who lives in the forest, who survives by eating small children. She lives in a hut that rests on dancing chicken legs surrounded by a picket fence of bones and skulls.

My dad freaked out when he saw this piece. I pointed out that folk tales are filled with stories of old ladies that eat children. Hansel and Gretel for instance. It didn't make it any less creepy for him... but I suppose that's the point.