tree_and_leaf (
tree_and_leaf
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2008-07-22 10:58 pm (UTC)
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Yep, dead on!
Oddly enough, the story is also the source of the 'three caskets' motif from the Merchant of Venice, although England and Scotland are the only western European countries where the story didn't really catch on (there's even a saga version).
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Oddly enough, the story is also the source of the 'three caskets' motif from the Merchant of Venice, although England and Scotland are the only western European countries where the story didn't really catch on (there's even a saga version).