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aerica's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
camichristine's review
1.0
I hate criticizing any Grimm fairy tale, but some of them seem so all over the place! So confusing...the third brother doesn't listen, but the fox keeps giving him more chances. (The other brothers were not so lucky when they ignored the fox...) The fox asks the youngest brother to kill him and he says no, so the fox runs off, like "okay!". But comes back later and this time the brother kills him. (Why the change of heart?) The apple turns out to be the long lost brother of the maiden. (We never even knew she had a lost brother!) So random...
jessthebibliophile's review
2.0
Listening Time : 14 min
The series of quests reminded me of Hercules' labors, but this tale did not seem to have a strong moral.
Aspects of this tale made no sense to me:
1) The third son only listened to the fox the first time, but the fox kept helping him.
2) Why would the bird, horse, princess be upset over the third son's absence? He considered them trophies and they have an emotional attachment to him? The princess is treated the same as a bird and a horse, though this at least meshes with medieval views on women.
3) The fox turned out to be the princess's lost brother, who was never mentioned. Advising some random guy to kiss your sister and steal her away seems very out of character for medieval ages. or today.
4) The princess's father has lost his son, the fox and still offers the third son a chance to win his daughter, the princess instead of just having him executed.
Possible Morals:
1) Appearances can be deceptive - the seemingly better option (good inn, golden cage, golden saddle) led to disaster.
2) Don't discard advice from trustworthy sources.
The series of quests reminded me of Hercules' labors, but this tale did not seem to have a strong moral.
Spoiler
Aspects of this tale made no sense to me:
1) The third son only listened to the fox the first time, but the fox kept helping him.
2) Why would the bird, horse, princess be upset over the third son's absence? He considered them trophies and they have an emotional attachment to him? The princess is treated the same as a bird and a horse, though this at least meshes with medieval views on women.
3) The fox turned out to be the princess's lost brother, who was never mentioned. Advising some random guy to kiss your sister and steal her away seems very out of character for medieval ages. or today.
4) The princess's father has lost his son, the fox and still offers the third son a chance to win his daughter, the princess instead of just having him executed.
Possible Morals:
1) Appearances can be deceptive - the seemingly better option (good inn, golden cage, golden saddle) led to disaster.
2) Don't discard advice from trustworthy sources.
beebliobibuli's review
3.0
If someone ever gives you a good advice, don't be a smart a**, just try to follow what this person said.. it will do you no harm most of the time
pantalone's review
2.0
i remember watching an animated version of this as a kid. but yeah, anyway, it was overall a good read, even though at some parts i got confused about what the point of it all was. i guess it's about following good advice when people give it to you, so yup. how neat.
charityyc's review
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sloph's review
3.0
This short tale is very odd, especially the ending. The tale however was enjoyable and I liked it even though I wasn't quite sure what the point of it was.