In The Good Bargain, a peasant loses all his money and possessions to some animals. Angered, he goes to the king for justice. But instead of helping him, the king has other ideas.
This 'humorous' tale is the first one we've come across that is anti-Semitic. So, once we've finally deciphered the convoluted story, we then explore antisemitism in the Grimm's collection, putting the Grimm brothers on trial. We also look into how the Nazis co-opted the Grimms to spread propaganda in Nazi Germany.
Finally, we play a clip from a chat Matt had with Rachel O'Brien - who's recently written her thesis on the Grimms and the holocaust - where she shares her thoughts on the hidden side of anti-semitism in the Grimms.
36. The Elves (and the Shoemaker)
35. The Three Spinners
34. The Pack of Ragamuffins (The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet Part 1: How They Went to the Mountain to Eat Nuts)
33. The Golden Goose
32. Rapunzel
31. The Hare's Bride
30. The Juniper Tree
29. The Riddle
28. The Fox And The Cat (The Fox Quadrilogy Part. IV)
27. Thumbling As Journeyman
26. The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
The Strange Feast + The History Of The Erased Stories + Competition Results
25. The Straw, The Coal And The Bean
24. The Wolf and the Man + The Wolf and the Fox (The Fox Quadrilogy Part. I & II)
23. The Queen Bee
22. Hansel And Gretel
Christmas Special 2018
21. The Singing Bone
20. The Three Snake-Leaves
19. The Pink
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