Lately we have been watching this new show on NBC called "Grimm." It is about this cop who is a "Grimm" who are descendants of the German story writers who in fact hunt down monsters. Every week he runs into a monster who looks like a normal person but is really a beast who has a story that was one of Grimm's fairy tales. Last night it was the one about the Pied Piper of Hamlin. There was this kid who was a violinist and his dad was a exterminator. Cliche right? But it was pretty good.
It does make you think about how these stories are archetypes of old wives tales. The Pied Piper was obviously someone who was a charismatic figure who would lead the children astray. Someone who influences other people and makes them do things that they normally wouldn't do and act in a crazy way. You know like Charles Manson. Jim Jones. Barack Obama. EBL.
They have another episode tonight with the story of the three pigs and the big bad wolf. Check it out. It is kind of fun.
