This month’s Dark Origins post features The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Anderson. This story made a big impact on me as a small girl. Thanks for hosting, Kaye Lynne Booth
Have you read the story of the red shoes? This is the one fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson’s that I had a lot of trouble understanding as a young girl.
Overview
Karen is a little girl whose family is so poor, she has to wear thick wooden shoes during the winter that chaff her feet and make them red and raw. During the summer months, she goes barefooted. A kindly shoemaker makes Karen a pair of shoes from old scraps of red cloth. The first time Karen wears these shoes is on the day of her mother’s burial. An elderly woman driving past sees the little girl walking after the coffin and takes pity on her. She offers to take Karen into her own home and raise her.
Karen believes her good luck is attributable to the red shoes and develops a passion for shoes in…
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This one was also difficult for me as a kid, Robbie. I’m heading over to read the rest. 🙂
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Hi Diana, I had nightmares about this story. Now I have nightmares about Michael. Nightmares seem to be the way I process anxiety.
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I guess if you have to hold it together all day and be strong, the anxiety comes out at night. My heart goes out to you, my friend.
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I didn’t read this, Robbie, but it’s probably a good thing that I didn’t. I’m heading over to read more…
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