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Originally Posted by Darth_Bemblebee
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Originally Posted by Hsing
One question: I know Andersens match selling girl of course, and I can guess the story about the woodgatherer - still, I don't know that one. Can any of you point me to it?
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There's a thought. I didn't even realise before that - of course - those from different countries might not recognise the cultural references that those in England or America would automatically. Blindingly obvious, but sometimes things like that need underlining before you notice :roll:
I'm trying to think of any other examples besides King Wenceslas......Hsing, were there any more you came across that left you slightly puzzled? Anyone else from even further afield? |
Hm, surely... I have to think... I think one of the problems I had with Hogfather was not realizing a lot references, and often not even noticing it.
It was like that with Lord and Ladies, and yes, I did realize there was a lot of Shakespeare references - and they really were my smallest problem. But that is for another thread.
You see, until recently, there wasn't even a Santa Claus, but the "Christkind" ("Christchild") (strangely, an angelic looking girl, not a baby boy), she cam in the late evening of 24th and brought presents. No reindeers at all.
I think I'll take a closer look at this once I have a few spare minutes, and the book at hand.
