Alex Mouse from Fantasyland

Here is a pretty cool clock from one of the synagogues.

I'm reminded of the time we read Kafka's The Metamorphosis in school and the teacher asked us to raise our hands if we actually thought it was about a man transforming into a bug, and....I raised my hand. Because yes??? That is literally what happens! However, I also understood and knew it was acting as a metaphor too! But just because it is a metaphoric commentary on mental illness / disability and the way people around you change their treatment of you, doesn't mean the actual story is not literally about a dude who turns into a bug!

In-universe? Elsa has ice powers. Magic that creates ice and snow comes out of her hands, which can bury a whole kingdom without her even realizing it, which can stab you with ice shards or even conjure up a snow-monster to chase you away, and which will slowly transform you into ice if a blast of it hits you in the heart. This magic is linked to her emotions and becomes hard to control when she's upset, but can be controlled by love.

Case in point!

@the-blue-fairie

@themousefromfantasyland @thealmightyemprex

@therapeuticfairy @professorlehnsherr-almashy @agoodhandwriting

@amalthea9

@the-blue-fairie @softlytowardthesun @grimoireoffolkloreandfairytales

@princesssarisa @nonamenotitles @crezth

@tamisdava2 @storytellergirl

@professorlehnsherr-almashy @thealmightyemprex @amalthea9

@maimoncat @rayatii @tamisdava2

For the occasion, here' a topical sketch from Chili TV. Briegel the bush and Chili the sheep are your typical children's tv puppet characters, hyperactive and cheery, while their colleague Bernd the bread is a dreary sop, always dragged along on their adventures, and has become an icon of german television.

During this episode Briegel has repaired his Märchen-o-mat, a device with which the protagonists can travel through fairy tales ("remember when we were stuck for three weeks in the wolf and the seven kids?"). Before Bernd can discover the keyword to deactivate the journey, the other two are warped away, leaving the loaf alone with the infernal machine. A trip through the looking glass should clear things up.

Case in point!

Character ask for Natasha,feel free to ask questions about my Sorceress

She's a friend of Sigfrieds ,and one of her lovers is Prince Hal

"Now, Kitty, let's consider who it was that dreamed it all. This is a serious question, my dear, and you should not go on licking your paw like that——as if Dinah hadn't washed you this morning! You see, Kitty, it must have been either me or the Red King. He was part of my dream, of course——but then I was part of his dream, too! Was it the Red King, Kitty? You were his wife, my dear, so you ought to know——Oh, Kitty, do help to settle it! I'm sure your paw can wait!" But the provoking kitten only began on the other paw, and pretended it hadn't heard the question.

Which do you think it was?

1) The Queen of Hearts is frequently fused with the Red Queen. Despite being different characters from the books, in the popular imaginary the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts are treated as interchangeable characters. And this is important because only the red motif carries over from the Red Queen. So, many people think of the Queen of Hearts as just a villainous Queen dressed in red and with heart motifs, and this explains why her later portrayals are so far removed from the playing cards. Because nowadays, just wearing red, wanting to chop people's heads, and having heart motifs is enough.

2) Alice in Wonderland is considered a fairy tale now, and people expect fairy tale villains to be hot and with beautiful, ornated costumes. The old Queen of Hearts design is just too ugly for modern audiences.

3) You're right. The last Queen of Hearts came from the recent Descendants movie, and they made her purposefully all red to contrast with their Cinderella, who they depicted as being all blue

But what drew my attention is that Descendants Queen of Hearts looks incredibly like the ballet Queen of Hearts, that is NOT a Disney production, and is also dressed all in red, what makes me think that having the Queen of Hearts as this beautiful crazy evil Queen, dressed all in red and with heart motifs is a genuine recent trend

Happy Alice's day to all those lost who still wander!