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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

#WritersCoffeeClub 7 Feb: Share a pair of consecutive lines of a current or recent project

"The child’s mother was now ordered to make up for the neglected discipline. She now had to diligently strike the child’s hand with a thick rod, and after she had done so for some time, the hand retreated back into the grave and stayed within it afterwards."

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adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)
adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)
@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@juergen_hubert

Oh my word.

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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@adaddinsane

A lot of German folk tales are messed up by modern standards, but this one stood out nevertheless.

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Elch
Elch
@dimllychlyngarw@troet.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@juergen_hubert That isn't the Grimms' Fairytales version of that tale, is it?

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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@dimllychlyngarw

No, it's a local legend from Heidelberg. And it's not the only tale of this type.

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