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When one looks in the box, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the cat.

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On Fairy Tales

A Transformed Woman: Madame d’Aulnoy’s “The White Cat.”

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Hans Christian Andersen’s Apparent Obsession With Feet

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Fairy Tales for Survivors: The Armless Maiden

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A Fairy Tale with the Worst of Husbands: “The Swan Maidens”

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A Meditation on Forests, Life, and Art: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Fir Tree”

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A Thin But Frosty Modern Fairy Tale: “Frosty the Snowman”

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Saving the Day with Sewing and Flowers: The Grimms’ “The Six Swans”

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When the Girl Rescues the Prince: Norwegian Fairy Tale “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”

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Passivity and Turbulence: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier

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A Shimmering, Dancing Fairyland: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker

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Nussknacker und Mausekönig, the Original Nutcracker Tale

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Chicken Feet and Fiery Skulls: Tales of the Russian Witch Baba Yaga

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