According to Maria Tatar in her Preface to The Annotated Brothers Grimm (Once again dear blog readers may very well wonder why self is still on the Preface, when she started it weeks and weeks ago — in fact, when she first arrived in Mendocino), “. . . myths are especially valuable to those investigating the origins of a culture.”
Here’s what Wilhelm Grimm (1/2 of the Brothers Grimm) has to say on the subject:
The mythic element consists of small pieces from a shattered jewel which lie on ground that is overgrown by grass and flowers, only to be found by the most discerning eye.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
Kanlaon 