They put the child to stand in the sea to confess.
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They put the child to stand in the sea to confess. What a thing poverty does to people! #folktales from childhood in #Guyana
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They put the child to stand in the sea to confess. What a thing poverty does to people! #folktales from childhood in #Guyana
Germany, too, has had quite a few periods of famine in its history, and many folk tales reflect that. There are even some featuring cannibalism!
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Germany, too, has had quite a few periods of famine in its history, and many folk tales reflect that. There are even some featuring cannibalism!
@juergen_hubert Hansel and Gretel comes to mind. I grew up reading Grimms’ Fairy Tales.
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@juergen_hubert Hansel and Gretel comes to mind. I grew up reading Grimms’ Fairy Tales.
Here is the cannibalism story I mentioned:
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Here is the cannibalism story I mentioned:
@juergen_hubert Oh my gosh. I
What a heartbreaking tale. Is this your translation? Thank you for sharing. Do you mind if I share this link and the other three on other sites? Bluesky. Substack. - 
@juergen_hubert Oh my gosh. I
What a heartbreaking tale. Is this your translation? Thank you for sharing. Do you mind if I share this link and the other three on other sites? Bluesky. Substack.It's my translation, just like all the others on that wiki.
Go ahead with sharing it! The more people know about my little project, the better.

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It's my translation, just like all the others on that wiki.
Go ahead with sharing it! The more people know about my little project, the better.

Oh, and here is a more light-hearted cannibalism tale: