The VERY Messed Up Tale of Little Saddleslut | Folklore Explained - Jon Solo

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[@Katherine_The_Okay]

Just dropping in to mention that, before it was used as a slur about a woman's sexual behavior, "slut" was instead an insult used for a woman who was lazy and/or dirty. Which, in a way, makes it just a little more related to cinder-Ella.

[@LegendStormcrow]

Thanks for the info.

[@tastemyhammer2757]

Thank you

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

I honestly didn't know that until know.

[@mm-yt8sf]

i guess she was kinda lazy since she didn't help them make the pie which i assume was a lot of (grisly) work :-)

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

Yep. Another phrase for "dust bunny" is "slut's wool."

[@BlackUniGryphon]

I think part of the reason this story is so odd is the word "slut" which had a TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEANING CENTURIES AGO. I recall an OG KZbinr (maybe 10+ years ago) named "Hot For Words" whom was a Philologist (a professor scholar expert of the origins if words) whom made a video about the Origin of the word "Slut" (Good luck finding it because KZbin's search engine doesn't work right anymore!) She explained that the word "slut" referred to a "female laborer" because women in Ancient Greece were not viewed as persons, only men were. So, it was common to have many "sluts" around the house to clean it and do chores. A "slut" could probably do things like sewing, cooking, house keeping, managing animals, etc. "Sluts" are chattel property, like livestock, or in other words "slaves". Also note the similarity of words like "Slavic" & "Slave", or "slut". ("slə") Ancient Greek men were commonly bisexual. If you read Plato's book "The Symposium" they actually discuss various types of "love" between men (some of this is creepy) because he mentions his teacher, Socrates, since 1 of their colleagues kept courting Socrates, but Socrates was uninterested (probably because he wasn't bisexual like most of them were, which was seen as odd) and they often pointed out that Socrates' face wasn't beautiful, yet he had something they viewed as "inner beauty" which was why he was so attractive. These men were NOT interested in "sluts" which were just women without any education that were just strewn around the house doing chores. They were ONLY INTERESTED IN EACH OTHER. "Sluts" didn't have "inner beauty" to them, only "outer beauty", and their value was only their usefulness, or in other words to be "used" for something. This is also buttressing into the ORIGINAL meaning of "Platonic Love" which today means a kind of revered love for another person that isn't sexual. However, the ACTUAL meaning of "Platonic Love" SPECIFICALLY referred to homosexual love BETWEEN MEN that DID involve sexual relations. See the root word of "Platonic" is "Plato" whom wrote the book. This ALSO gets into the origins of the word "Symposium" which means a kind of party, where people drink wine and dance, but also have conversations while reclining. Check the origins of the word itself "Symposium". This was a popular culture activity in ancient ties, but the Greek versions were ONLY for men, whereas in parts Italy, the men included their wives, and even depicted it on their mural paintings. "Slut" seems to refer to a person's social status if they are female, in that part of the world, which means they must do manual labor.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

She would be an etymologist....not whatever you said. Etymology is the study of word origins. "Philo" means love in Greek, which is why "philosophy" is translated as "love of wisdom", or why "Philadelphia" means "love of one's sister"

[@FIRING_BLIND]

As someone who's resd Plato's Symposium, and studied philosophy, I disagree on your definition of Platonic love. Plato's Symposium ends with Socrates giving the "true" definition of love-which is distinctly not sexual. It is Alkibiades and Aristophanes whose definitions involve sexual pleasure. Also, be careful not to conflate all of Greece when discussing Ancient Hellas. Women in most polis were seen as little more than slaves, but in Sparta, Spartiate women were educated, trained in combat, and overall seen as just as important to the future success of Sparta as the men were.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

Pretty sure most men and women throughout all of time in all places are straight. ‘Inner beauty’ could be referring to beauty of character which is a very attractive thing in a person.

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

​@lalehiandeity1649 false. Ignorantly false actually. There were many documented cases of bisexuality and homosexuality throughout history. It was just not seen as taboo until monotheistic religion deemed it so.

[@sallyhazy]

I'm really happy that naming traditions have changed. Otherwise I'd be known as Fenceslut, because when I was little I liked to climb and sit on fences

[@benthomason3307]

Nobody: camila: [casually invents woodworking porn.]

[@TheRealNormanBates]

That boy _really_ loves those fences… That boy ain’t right, I tell you what.

[@MissCaraMint]

I mean slut meant dirty or lazy back in the day so unless you were either you probably wouldn’t be called the slut part. Maybe just the little fence sitter or something.

[@RealBradMiller]

@@MissCaraMint It's Fenceslut or I'm not going. Lol

[@ShadowstormProducts]

Fence sitting pops up in fairytales...but I never thought this was a thing people actually did...

[@HubertDuck]

While technically not my origins, I starred in some rather messed up cartoons in my early years.

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

You were poor, you needed the money :)

[@TheRealNormanBates]

So… are you still having a problem with traffic?

[@chucklord0575]

You were in a short animated cinematic during ww2 I watched in class

[@intergalacdab9191]

im a huge fan of urs mister duck

[@Biobasilisk8138]

It’s okay Donald….we know you didn’t have much of a choice back then, you needed the money so badly to support your sisters children after she got stranded on the moon… 🥺

[@cthesuperior]

I love that Jon is creating jobs by commissioning artists!

[@MonstehDinosawr]

He commissions all kind of things, he commissioned people to sing rock a bye baby in pirate voices 🤣

[@zainmudassir2964]

Capitalism

[@lalehiandeity1649]

@@zainmudassir2964 That’s not the definition of capitalism.

[@Itariatan]

​@@lalehiandeity1649It's the free market, of course it's capitalism. And it's not a bad thing

[@rachaelknudsen8801]

Suggestions for future episodes: Hans My Hedgehog, The boy who left home to find out about the shivers, The Princess who had never laughed.

[@shylab723]

Oh that's a good one!

[@MrEnte3000]

I actually know the first two.

[@gizelels2398]

I had to Google that I just couldn't believe it wasn't a shitpost

[@michelleburke2134]

Thanks for the "Shivers" suggestion! I just watched the play, and I enjoyed the sarcasm 🙃. I'm sharing it with my husband. Pretty interesting to say the least!

[@rachaelknudsen8801]

@@gizelels2398 Why would I excrete when I could expound?

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

I love that you're paying your artists. That's great.

[@redwolf1992]

I can't express how much listening to you telling a story calms me.

[@sagittarianfirerat7657]

There is a Chinese Cinderella story called Yeh-Shen. About twenty-five years ago, I bought and Egyptian Cinderella Story at a Museum.

[@Hecatate]

HBOs Fairy Tales for Every child did the Chinese Cinderella story....=)

[@jenniferschillig3768]

These are said to be the earliest known versions.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

@@Hecatate And I remember a CBS Storybreak animated version of Yeh-Shien.

[@elchanchopato9601]

Suggestions for future Featured Folkore episodes: Drakestail, The Bremen Town Musicians and The Wolf and the Seven Kids.

[@dkf315]

The Bremen Town Musicians👍👍👍

[@MiTexcel]

As someone from Bremen, I can only approve of this comment, therefore it must happen now

[@CartwAalbiel]

The Town Musicians of Bremen is so famous though.... I think it's not in the spirit of Jon trying to featured unknown/underappreciated folklore that few people have heard of. I don't think anything published by Grimm should really be eligible

[@MiTexcel]

@@CartwAalbiel it's not exactly folklore anyways. it's more just a fairytale. and he's covered well-known ones of those already.

[@meetaverma8372]

I wanna hear the wolf and the 7 children

[@jamiethesleeper1050]

You can’t beat a good folklore tale.

[@yagewo]

I'd love to see some brazilian folklore!! We have some great stories such as the headless mule, Iara, Saci, curupira, the Boto Encantado, Boitatá, and a lot more!!

[@SlapstickGenius23]

What about the Caipora then?

[@lauraabreu9288]

Yes!!!!

[@skyden24195]

A comment and a question; first, I'm digging this new series already. A good idea of bringing out more of what is long overlooked. Second, the question: Did the prince just continue to call her "Little Saddleslut," or did she not have a name that wasn't an insult created by her wicked sisters?

[@JonSolo]

thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed this first installment. To answer your question, the story never gives Saddleslut a different name besides "the princess." If you go to my sources section you can read it for yourself :)

[@skyden24195]

@@JonSolo thanks. Kinda sad, but I suppose "Princess" is just as well.

[@paulinelarson465]

Prince could call her "Princess Mine" !

[@Palfur_Puffs]

I wanna read these folktales now

[@JonSolo]

link to the full story in the description!

[@sonsonthegoddessofconfusio3183]

@@JonSolo F'd of story of journey to the west

[@benson3287]

@@JonSolo hi jon i love u and ur channel i’ma big fan

[@peterschadenberg9045]

I really like this version of Cinderella. It's very satisfying to see dangerous, jealous, cannibals get their heads sliced off.

[@momolol3724]

IKR !!! I can't believe thinking "Hey lets eat our mom !!!!" would come into mind.

[@UnaRose13]

There's a tarot deck that uses fairy tales and folklore as each of the cards. It may be a good jumping off point!

[@nightly145]

Really? What are they called I would to look them up.

[@UntitledTarot]

Drop the name 😂

[@CAMnami]

That's kind of cool, I love tarot cards

[@UnaRose13]

"Tarot of the Divine" by Yoshi Yoahitani (sorry, I should have already been asleep and couldn't go and get mine!)

[@nightly145]

@@UnaRose13 Thanks for the name, I’m a sucker for anything folklore-related.

[@Bloxstuff2014]

I love these folklore episodes, it's because each folklore has a unique set of tales and story telling

[@DoubleDealingDisarray]

I really like the darker unknown folktales. I grew up on Grimm's fairy tales, so anything like this story is my jam. I don't have any current suggestions though, but if I do, I'll let you know. :D

[@devifoxe]

I read the Greek version... The meting with the Prince Is a little confusing... but what happens is. That she recognizes him from the beginning before even invite him in but he don't recognize her... And she "trolling" him make fan of him... Actually is quite cute! (The place is a castle and is pretty intimidating.. like the castle from Disney beauty and the beast with sentient objects... She is on a throne giving orders. the one that feel fear is the Prince not her... The Prince stole the spoon because it was magical she see him and he tried to hide "the evidence" it is no work... is scared because he believe she is a Wich.. She say to him something like "ow silly you don't need to afraid I am your wife!")

[@b.f.2461]

That does make more sense!

[@sinfully.sweet.2548]

I'm not gonna lie, after hearing it on the video, I kinda put this together myself. But here is how my head decided to make sense of it: The cabin was enchanted. It was enchanted to protect her and give her all the things she needed. She feared someone finding out who she was, so the cabin enchanted those who found her and made her appear different to them. She recognized him, but didn't admit it at first (maybe because she thought it was funny, or maybe because she feared that he would be mad because she never came back and just continued to live a separate life, I don't know), but when she saw him try to take the spoon, she finally admitted it, and the enchantment was gone so that he could truly see her

[@david_walker_esq]

I'm still waiting for you to cover some Indigenous North American folklore. "Honour Earth Mother" by Basil Johnston is a good starting point for Anishinabe specific legends and folklore. He had written a number of books, but I'm most familiar with this one from an undergraduate course I took a few years ago. I'm waiting for another of his books I had ordered. It's called, "Tales of the Anishinabek" and features a mermaid on the cover. I doubt many would expect the folklore of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes to feature mermaids. I hope you'll give it some consideration.

[@Azulakayes]

Sounds very interesting. I hope Jon sees this and makes it.

[@genericallynamedmel]

Commenting cuz i too would enjoy this!

[@maieen2665]

That story was … intense; intense, but entertaining. I look forward to future Featured Folklore™️ videos! Is it wrong that I want the insult “saddleslut” to make a comeback?

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

A lot of folk tales are pretty gruesome. I remember one about a man ending up in a different world, full of ogres and other creatures, to save someone. He hires a giant bird to get him out, but it needs food often. As a last resort, he cuts the meat in his instep, and that's the origin of the foot arch.

[@Luminous_Star_17]

This was the most bizarre folklore I’ve ever heard. Honestly I’m interested in seeing what other messed up folklore there is. Also there’s a Native American Cinderella folklore called The rough-faced girl. I think it would be cool if you covered it since its apart of my culture and Native American folklore are really interesting.

[@shainawood890]

Glad to see some more folk tales ... this is like one of my fav channels

[@JonSolo]

thanks for watching Shaina! :)

[@shainawood890]

@@JonSolo always a pleasure

[@warpendragn8824]

I LOVE learning new folklore and fairy tales, this is a great idea! A personal favorite of never-heard-it stories was the Light Princess, who needed chains on her ankles bc she was so giggly/filled with light/dumb af

[@thanes92]

I think that means she's in the penitentiaries, seems like a relatively similar story to my bro lmfao

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

If you ask me the mum was secretly wanting to be eaten. Took her 3 shots to get her way. 😂. Oh and great start to a new series 😊

[@JRios270]

"De La Hoz" translates to "of the sickle" in Spanish, and if that's not the most metal last name you've ever heard of, I'd love to know what is.

[@beccaterpstra1066]

"Riquet with the tuft" is a pretty funky story that not many people know of

[@spews1973]

Yes! i love the idea of covering more lesser-known folktales. Of course, you could do an entire series just devoted to variants of Cinderella, if you wanted.

[@jensenrogers6611]

Please get into some Egyptian mythology. Aside from The Mummy and certain Sci-fi shows, that pantheon doesn’t get a lot of time in the spotlight.

[@TayoEXE]

Look into the many stories of the legendary figure Minamoto Yoshitsune, or just Yoshitsune, who shows up in many Japanese plays throughout the centuries. Or for more spooky stories, just look into the legends of human experimentation and the children's game Kagome Kagome. Or the original ghost story of Yotsuya Kaidan.

[@delilahdahlia247]

Ooh, Kagome Kagome would be a great idea

[@mongmanmarkyt2897]

Kagome??? Inuyashaaaaaaa

[@joshuanelson7671]

Hassou tobi flashbacks intensifies

[@TayoEXE]

@@delilahdahlia247 Oh yeah, it's definitely in the "messed up" category. I'm not sure where the original story came from, but the vocaloid song is so creepy.

[@delilahdahlia247]

@@TayoEXE I love the vocaloid song, it's amazing

[@miraclenoriega3587]

Just a suggestion but id really like to see a video on the Douen a part of Trinidadian folklore I absolutely love your video's and learning about all these different stories ❤️

[@EBThisThat]

I second that ! I grew up on Andersen, Grimm and old folklore from Celtic tales. I fell in love with Greek myth young and I couldn't get enough tales as I aged. I recently read Norse mythology but this is probably the most interesting tale I have come across !

[@leslie-annjones5321]

I wholeheartedly agree,we have so much great stories to tell,it would be so great to see them illustrated

[@Artretha]

That was so messed up. That. Is. Awesome! Seriously, do more like these! I love hearing about different countries' versions of the well-known fairy tales. As a kid, I had a VHS copy of "Britannica's Tales around the World," where they would narrate and animate, first, the well-known versions, and then other countries' versions. The one I had was Cinderella, where there was Chile's and a Nigerian tribe's versions. I now have the entire series on DVD, and would recommend it for you, Jon. I think you'd enjoy it.

[@JonSolo]

that sounds super interesting! thanks for the recommendation (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

[@Artretha]

@@JonSolo You're welcome. Glad to help. 😀

[@markuhler2664]

Love how different times & cultures have the same folk tales we know, just with their own twists. I think the punishment for the sisters in Grimm's version was better, but the cannibalism was definitely a trip. & learning the spoon trick was cool too. Interesting that part of it was either missing, or so well known that it didn't need explaining.

[@saidimarct625]

Dude this art was perfect for the series. I'm super happy with how your channel has progressed over the years and I fully hope the art follows with future videos. Best wishes to you and your team Jon

[@celticmelody7574]

When you explained how this series is gonna work I was like "awww jooon" haha that's so cool youre doing folklore a huge favor with this

[@lovetolovefairytales]

I think this is a great idea, making these stories well known again!

[@esmecat]

the reason that spinning shows up so much in folk lore is because it was probably the biggest time spent by the majority of women and girls (and some men and boys) prior to the industrial revolution. before the ability to commercially produce yarn/tread and cloth, 1/3 of all human work hours was spent on the production of cloth. this included the farming of sheep and crops for linen and cotton, etc. spinning by hand (either a spindle or wheel) takes a lot of time. i'm a handspinner, so i am aware daily of how long, lol. also, the reason that it is mostly women spinning in the historical record is because it was something that could be done easily while caring for children. it could be stopped and started at will as needed. men with jobs that had decent downtime also did a lot of spinning... like sailors spinning to replace ropes and nets... or shepards in the fields.

[@RealBradMiller]

*1480's music starts* If I spin a shirt for you Well then I Want to call you my sweet husband My head whorls right round, baby, right round Like a spindle, baby Right round, round, round From this seat is where I'll spin I won't stop until I'm done Coat you with my lovely garbs Love someone, someone

[@kayleearafinwiel8186]

Could you do a video on the Brothers Grimm story "The Robber Bridegroom"? That one is DEFINITELY messed up, although it's not very long.

[@Thatgurlg2024]

Definitely a interesting folklore…

[@wlewis2070]

I definitely like this kind of content that tells a different origin story of a well known fairytale

[@teefa85]

It's amazing just how screwed up old tales are. I love how you break all that stuff down for us.

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

Awww, saddleslut was what my nana used to call me! 💖 Sweet childhood memories….😆

[@robin629]

I'm really loving the art!! Great idea to hire artists to help convey the story :) I have ADHD so animations really help me keep concentrated as well

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I still hope you'll do the Matter of Britain at some point: Merlin, Arthur, Galahad, Gawain, Lancelot, et al.

[@RigoLeons]

Amazing! Love your stuff 💯 can’t wait to see some more. Have you heard of “Efteling” the European Fairy Tale Theme Park. I love the real stories behind some of these classics.

[@gaillewis5472]

As is said, punctuation saves lives. "Let's eat Mom!" vs. "Let's eat, Mom!"

[@melissachagaris3152]

Many of the stories I see recommended can be found in “Best-Loved Folktales of the World by Joanna Cole” A story I would recommend would be “How the Platypus Came to Australia”. It’s pretty dark already if you read between the lines, to see what is going unsaid. It would be really cool to see if you could find any earlier versions.

[@nancyM1313]

Loving this🧚‍♂️ series Jon🧚‍♀️ Aesop's Fairytales were great too. TFS🖤 😂🤣"even you Grandma!" Lol!

[@tasiaalex9169]

Now THIS is the live action movie we’ve ALL been waiting for🥺🖤🖤

[@Indyyywett]

I love watching these videos. I always learn something new. I have a collection of fairy tales and folklore to tell my daughter that I've compiled from your channel

[@cardcaptormyoki7345]

Im so excited for this new series, cant wait to see what else gets dished out!❤

[@jo4210]

I’m so excited for this series!! I’ve been watching your channel for a few years now and I can definitely say that it’s one of my favorites

[@JonSolo]

that means so much to me! thanks for sticking around, Jo :)

[@jo4210]

@@JonSolo 🥰🥰 and thank YOU so much for everything you put into your videos and for putting out your Scorpio video on my birthday. As a Scorpio, you know how special that feels lmao

[@kuramasfoxyrose]

There was this one little-known folk tale from somewhere in East Asia that really resonated with me as a child, it was called The Boy Who Drew Cats.

[@MilluMArt]

Try out the Danish folklore about the boglady and the lamp men in a future episode. I would love to see what you think about it

[@RabbitQueenArts]

This was rather interesting to say the least

[@SteffyMarie]

Just wanna say how much I enjoy these videos. I found your channel in the beginning of the pandemic and binged every single video! So excited for this new series! 👏🏻

[@Pogo-os7sr]

I’m excited about this new series. Hope it’ll be as good as I think it will be.

[@neocranshoff5058]

I know something for you. 'Reinaert the fox' or 'Reinaert de vos' in dutch. It is a Belgian folktale.

[@valorahlight6175]

You do realise a lot of people watch your videos not just for the content but the way you put it across/ explain it? Love the new series.

[@omiai]

loving this new series idea! can't wait to see more! and the artwork is great!

[@FarawayLand31]

I love this new series and enjoyed the story. I wanted to comment though to mention that I really enjoyed the art and that you commissioned an artist to bring life to a less commonly known story. Looking forward to more of this series!

[@shartrun]

recently rediscovered your channel. You taught me so much about what are now my favorite subjects to learn about. Thank, Jon.

[@BooboosANDBloodshed_95]

Could you do folklore from Puerto Rico please? There's this called Juan Bobo very popular in my home country

[@inorris609]

The fact that you gave us a choice to watch the commercial at the end of the video !? Why you brilliant bastard !

[@NorthRoberts]

Love this new series, Jon.

[@firepoet6926]

This is awesome, looking forward to the future of this series.

[@SirDudeGuyManBro]

I clicked for the VERY messed up title, I'm staying for the VERY messed up tale

[@shaunatrice]

The illustrations are amazing!!! Great team up!! Your contact is always amazing and awesome and I am constantly sharing your videos. I subscribed to Patreon just to support, even though I haven't utilized it yet.

[@NathalieTheDiva]

This was an excellent episode!! The artwork and FX were beautiful. I really enjoyed this. Great story!

[@revveriee]

Love seeing the different variations folklore takes, super here for this series :)

[@bloodybee3553]

This might seem kind of rude to say, but way to revitalize my love for this channel. I had forgotten how incredible it is

[@hozartist]

So happy to be part of this new series of floklore videos, i hope everyone likes the video, thanks Jon you're the best, no every creator put so much work into their videos

[@jaspurrier]

Long time subscriber here. I love the new idea for these much forgotten folk tales. Great artwork as well. Definitely hope to see more soon.

[@SASISTULA]

Kytice writen by Karel Erben usually translated into English as Bouquet is a collection of Czech folk-tales written in rhyming verse. These tales are incredibly mess up, full of death and violence, such as killing babies, resurecting deads and much more.

[@darriendastar3941]

Brilliant, Mr Solo. You and your team knocked it out of the park.

[@hoangnghi1940]

For future videos, I suggest you take a look at Italian folk tales, they can be pretty strange and violent, for example The Flayed Old Lady.

[@kawaiimarichan2134]

This might just be the most favorite folklore I've ever heard, thank you for introducing me to it!

[@Bree_999]

I like learning about obscure myths and folklore! I can't wait to more videos in this series!

[@researchingwesa3323]

it is divine work you do Jon Solo. i love and appreciate this. please continue

[@rubyambler2005]

Great job! Love the idea behind the new series!

[@m.j.vazquez4720]

havnt been here for 4 years but binged your orgins vids very quickly

[@davidfusco6600]

Thanks for your work keeping these tales alive.

[@krisl6537]

Jon Solo I just wanted to thank you for your series! Thanks to messed up origins, I found a lot of inspo for my dark fantasy novel that just hit 6k reads and has multiple 5 star reviews! Never stop what your doing I always look forward to your new vids!

[@alphamorion4314]

Very nice content, and also informative. Glad to have found this channel

[@nikkivanwestrienen2050]

Awesome episode! Love this idea, would love it if you keep this going!

[@nataliesirota2611]

Loving all the Folklore and your channel.

[@melaniselong1197]

This is great, I’m already hooked!

[@charlotteslays]

ca n you do the one eye, two eye and three eyes story? i originally read it in a free kindle book called fairytales every child should know (would reccomend btw) but have never heard of it in any other contexts

[@elizabethadebanjo8736]

I like the fact that she got justice for all the injustice she faced.

[@laina8553]

I really liked this one! Another amazing video. I love your channel keep up the amazing work! 💖Elaina

[@rosierose8549]

Loving this new series!!

[@molkikun1]

No better company to do the chores than a good story. AND! With beautiful illustrations!

[@yayab4771]

Excited about this new series!

[@ellemen3]

YES!!! I love your content and am looking forward to this new series!

[@connorthompson8376]

Yes!! Please bring more stories to light!

[@Danidanimoadani]

It’s be really interesting to see some Filipino folklore😅. Most of them are usually revolving around fairies and the supernatural though but still pretty interesting ✨

[@LaineyBug2020]

Your intro theme always makes me so happy!

[@pratyushakumar9636]

Id really love to see some indian sub-continent tales since they are pretty diverse and show quite a lot about their cultures.

[@wendychavez5348]

Thank you! I seem to remember hearing this version of the story once or twice, though it truly got overshadowed by the more modern versions of the tale. As ever, I'm impressed with your research and storytelling skills. Celebration 🍾 🥳 🎋 🎊!