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Morality Tales vs Punch and Judy

The stories we tell say a lot about who we are and who we want to be

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Katja Hoyer
Jul 31, 2025
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Thumb-sucking Konrad has his thumbs cut off by a tailor in Heinrich Hoffmann’s Struwwelpeter.

It’s Granny’s birthday, and everyone is excited. Kasper, Gretel, the Witch, the Thief, the King and Crocod…

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