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Fairy Tales in Deep Space - airandangels- Star Trek: DS9 [AO3]

An interesting anthropological experiment: tell Elim Garak human fairy-tales, and see what he thinks the morals are.

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I went looking for something light, non-smutty, non-angsty, and generally appropriate to post on Christmas, and I think I found it in this delightful series I had stashed away on my spreadsheet. Basic “plot”: Julian, under the guise of an “experiment,” tells Garak human fairy tales, from various cultures, and asks him what he thinks the morals are. Of course, Garak interrupts him the entire time, which is captured in the dialogue-only style of the work. (Which isn’t finished by, the way, just sort of ended, but six different stories is plenty!)

Excerpt:

JB: Anyway, the huntsman obeyed instructions up to a point. When they were in an isolated meadow near the forest, he drew his knife and approached the princess, who was kneeling and gathering flowers, planning to present her stepmother with a bouquet when they went home. She saw his shadow and turned in horror, begging him not to hurt her.
EG: Never approach a target with a strong light behind you. I would think a hunter would know that.
JB: The huntsman had never wanted to kill the princess. Only his fear of the queen had overridden his conscience. Now, with Snow White weeping before him, he knew he could not do it. ‘Run away, my lady, run into the forest and never return, for your stepmother wants you dead!’ he cried. ‘I will cover for you, but that is all I can do.’ Thanking him, Snow White vanished among the trees, and the huntsman killed a young deer instead, and took its heart back to the queen, who was fooled for the time being.
EG: Then she was a very ignorant woman.
JB: Let’s assume she hadn’t much anatomical knowledge. In triumph, she cooked the heart and ate it.
EG: Ugh!
JB: She was wicked.
EG: Oh, of course, that accounts for the cannibalism. Again: this is a story for children, yes?

Metadata:

Title: Fairy Tales in Deep Space
Author: airandangels
Year Posted: 2011
Approx. Word Count: 22,000
Chapters: 6
GB - Slash or Platonic: platonic
My Rating (1-5): 5
Keywords: Literature Discussion, Comparative Literature, Fairy Tales, Humor, Dialogue-Only

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