tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post4471550247041516273..comments2024-03-11T22:15:48.675-07:00Comments on ONCE UPON A BLOG: The Rose Elf by Veronica Dye JohnsonGypsy Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-52855769836453721842015-03-14T12:43:35.325-07:002015-03-14T12:43:35.325-07:00Thanks Tessa. I try to post a range of things for ...Thanks Tessa. I try to post a range of things for different tastes so there's plenty of other stuff to read. Don't worry too much about reading the tale. It's Hans Andersen and very heavy on the elf point of view which I find weird but it also doesn't have a ton of gory detail as a result either. I promise to put up something pretty soon. ;)Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-89578194235687408782015-03-14T12:39:15.792-07:002015-03-14T12:39:15.792-07:00Yes! That's it! Isabella and the Pot of Basil ...Yes! That's it! Isabella and the Pot of Basil is where I'd heard the story before. Thank you for the link. I always worry about a post I do quickly when I don't have time to research but then awesome readers like you help fill in the blanks and answer questions. Thank you so much!Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-36990258632948087312015-03-14T06:51:29.352-07:002015-03-14T06:51:29.352-07:00now that is one creepy tale! even for faerie tal...now that is one creepy tale! even for faerie tales. brrrrrr....<br /><br />thank you for the link, but I don't think I can face reading all of it, now...<br /><br />but again, thank you. I am happy that I found your blog...<br /><br />TessaTessa~ Here there be musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661988938395877761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-92017257768870051982015-03-14T06:06:29.417-07:002015-03-14T06:06:29.417-07:00Yes, there is a similar tale from Decameron, re-to...Yes, there is a similar tale from Decameron, re-told (sung?) by Keats, and drawn by several Pre-Raphaelites. I remember first hearing it in my CompLit class. Here's the Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella,_or_the_Pot_of_BasilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com