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Chapter Fifty-Two: What a Pretty Bird Am I
Megan, Debra, and Lance take on The Juniper Tree, a Brothers Grimm fairy tale with a long history of being retold, edited, and softened for younger audiences. Before the performance, they look at where the story came from and why some versions chose to remove its harsher material. Listen along as they give the tale the full reader’s theater treatment for Halloween.
⚠️ Content Warning
This episode includes themes of child abuse, violence, cannibalism, and death.
📖 Question of the Chapter
What fairy tale from childhood has stuck with you the longest?
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