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NEWS ABOUT: fairy tales

fairy tales stories: 4 news summaries

 Disney Grumpy 
 About 'Ho White' Ads 

Aussie ale company rewrites fairy tale

Oct 16, 09 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once upon a time an Aussie ale company ad turned Snow White into "Ho White," and made Disney officials as angry as wicked witches. The not-so-virginal disheveled beauty blows smoke rings in bed with her little naked buddies including Filthy, Smarmy and Randy in the controversial ad for... More »

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Australia • advertising • business • Disney • fairy tales • Ho White • Snow White • ale

book review

 Rowling Gives Us More Magic 


Dec 4, 08 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Harry Potter's saga may be done, but author JK Rowling's new book proves she's still a master storyteller. Her "charming" Tales of Beedle the Bard reveals anew that Rowling is a "genius with words, blessed with wisdom, a sly wit and an effortless prose style," writes Deirdre... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • publishing • fairy tales

 Rats Plague Pied Piper City 

Infestation threatens to spoil anniversary

Nov 20, 08 1:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The 725th anniversary of the Pied Piper's legendary removal of rats from the German town of Hamelin could be spoiled by—wait for it—rats. The rodents have infested an empty lot the size of a soccer field close to the picturesque medieval town. Rather than hire another piper, authorities... More »

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Germany • children • rats • legend • fairy tales • Hamelin • Pied Piper

Hacker Adds Bestiality
to Fairy Tale

Dial-in story line's pig-on-dog action surprises Calif. mom

May 26, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A miscreant hacked into a California library's phone "story line" and recorded an obscenity-laced tale about sex between a pig and a dog. The mother of a 6-year-old quickly realized something was wrong and notified the library, reports the Conta Costa Times. More »

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profanity • fairy tales

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