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I'm pretty sure I misspelled Hans Christian Anderson's name...Anyone know what story it is that my mom actually told me? I did try looking all over the internet and only found saccharine versions...

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Enjoyed this week’s musings! (Sounds like your mom was either unconsciously or ingeniously (or both) mixing Dumbo and his feather in with ol’ Hans and his red shoes…

👠🐘)

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I don't know, obnoxious brother in law. I'm sure this story exists, but you of all people might know...the red shoes is really really scary.

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Oh, yes I know how disturbing it is - big fan of the Michael Powell version. Wasn’t out to be obnoxious (though it is a family trait!) - Dumbo’s Feather is a way of describing what the red shoes were in your mother’s version of the story:

Successful Change With Dumbo's Feather | Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/luminous-things/201702/successful-change-dumbos-feather

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