Wolves Ravens and Frogs Truths Behind the Legends Documentary

The Brothers Grimm created an image of the forest and its inhabitants that still influences us today. They collected legends and fairy tales that had been passed on over centuries. But where do these stories have their origins and what is their kernel of truth? The big bad wolf in the tale of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ symbolizes an intelligent but evil man. Wolves are intelligent too, but they are highly social animals, living and hunting together. But until today, they have a bad reputation. Which ap-plies to ravens too. They’ve been seen as companions of witches and sorcerers. And really: Ra-vens are our most intelligent songbirds. And with their transformation from egg to ‘fish’ and further on to a four-legged creature, frogs where ideal actors in tales like ‘The Frog King’ where a nasty-greasy creature transforms into a prince

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