Monday, November 14, 2016

Grimm Reviews – “The Spider and the Flea”




“The Spider and the Flea”

A spider and a flea lived together and brewed beer in an egg shell. One day the spider fell in and scalded herself. The flea screamed, and the door asked why she screamed and the flea explained the story. So the door creaked and the broom asked why it creaked and it said “Why not?” and explained the story. So the broom swept and a cart asked why it swept and it said “Why not?” and explained the story. So the cart ran off and a pile of ashes asked the cart why it was running and it said “Why not?” and explained the story. So the ashes burned and the tree asked why it burned and it said “Why not?” and explained the story. So the tree shook all its leaves off and the girl asked why and it said “Why not?” and explained the story. So the girl broke her water pitcher, and the streamlet asked why and she said “Why not?” and explained the story. So the streamlet flowed and flowed and flowed, eventually swallowing up all of them.

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I guess in the olden days a series of events could count as a story.

Or is the streamlet supposed to represent time, meaning no matter what happens, it swallows us all.  But I thought “… time is the fire in which we burn.” :D

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