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.
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