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46. The Water Nixie

Apr 05, 202027 min
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Episode description

When two clumsy children fall down a well, a Water Nixie forces them to do unpleasant chores for her. Will they ever get out? And how will a hairbrush and slippery mirror come to their aid? Find out in the shortest story we’ve ever read: The Water Nixie.

After the tale, we present a mental-somersault of a theory on what the story could mean, before being taken on a journey by Jacob Grimm into the history of Nix and Nixies. We then read out correspondence on sexism in fairy tales and our story Sweetheart Roland by some surprising contributors.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Debussy's Reflets dans l'eau ("Reflections in the Water") performed by Jacopo Salvatori // Debussy's Ondine ("The Water Sprite"), Preludes Livre 2, performed by Ivan Ilić 

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