A lesson for fairy tale stepmothers

In German class we are studying German fairy tales, like Show White (Schneewittchen). They are good and better than Disney, but even some of the original characters and places are often one-dimensional and that is not really a bad thing. That was the norm in those days.
Here's some advice for anyone studying to be a fairy tale villain(ess):

1.Do not get angry over someone is prettier than you, unless he/she is a potential threat to you winning the fashion show. Just ask for advice from the prettier one, especially if the one in question is your stepdaughter.
2.Make sure the hunter you sent after someone is doing his job by overseeing him/her and threatening to hunt him/her if he doesn't do his job.
3.Make sure the fugitive you're after has nowhere to run that has dwarfs, if anything.
4.Use a poison that stays in the body and not one that leaves when the poison source is removed.

Now I have one piece of advice for damsels in distress: If you fell for a trick more than once, take the hint next time!

Most of these character quirks are forgivable because it was the norm of children stories in the Grimm Brothers era.

Learning the ropes

Over the weekend I was at a camp where we got the chance to go on high ropes (which were 40 feet off the ground). We had extensive safety measures and harnesses that took a minute to put on. I had to travel with two others when I wanted to go alone. My partners got the hang of it after I got the hang of it at first try. I guess I move faster alone.

Later, we went onto a climbing wall. I had little success on my first try and I later tried again with another pair of shoes and made it. I learned the new meaning of foot-binding.

Housecoming Windowpaint

Along with my high school's German club I was painting the local bike shop's windows for homecoming. We painted a cardinal with blue Lederhosen, Belgian flag instead of the German flag, and black boots. He was frying a bratwurst with a Purple Knight's helmet on it and letters saying, "Roasting the (Knight)wurst" with "brat" crossed off. Everyone had doughnuts for the hard work in the cold.