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Silence is another element we find in classic fairy tales — girls muted by magic or sworn to silence in order to break enchantment. In "The Wild Swans," a princess is imprisoned by her stepmother, rolled in filth, then banished from home (as her older brothers had been before her). She goes in search of her missing brothers, discovers that they've been turned into swans, whereupon the young girl vows to find a way to break the spell. A mysterious woman comes to her in a dream and tells her what
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― Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales
― Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales
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The tall cityscape that was Anchorage encroached on the wide skies. It was like a giant walking and uninhabited, unclaimed land.
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― The Girl in The Red Cape
― The Girl in The Red Cape
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