In this weeks reading, the trickster and fool is one of the girls and the witch from the story The Old Witch. What makes the girl the trickster could of been out of pure luck or because she had a plan. Who knows. In the beginning, the girl leaves home to find good fortune. On her way from leaving her town she encounters some bread that has not been taken out of the oven for seven years. So she takes the bread out. She then meets a cow that has not been milked in seven years as well. So she milks the cow. Finally, she meets a tree that has fruit that has not been picked for seven years. Just like the others, she picks the fruit off the tree. The girl continues on her trek and meets an old witch who allows her to clean for money. The witch has one rule. Never look up the chimney or something bad will fall down. So there girl forgets and looks up the chimney. When she does, a bag of money falls down. The girl then makes a run for it with the witch chasing after her. Luckily for her, the tree, cow, and the oven with which the bread was baked in all helped to hide the girl. She was able to live a successful life with all the money. Honestly, I thought the witch was pretty foolish to think the girl would not look up the chimney. It was even more foolish of the witch to put money up the chimney. Someone was bound to disobey and find the money.
This story is a really good read. I would recommend the English Fairy Tales if you are bored or cannot find a good section to read. If you would like to read, just click in the caption above, and it will take you to this story and its unit.
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