Friday 18 January 2013

Fairy Tale Friday: Lesson From the Legend of Bluebeard


You know the story of Bluebeard, right? The legendary pirate, handsome and rich beyond any maiden’s wildest dreams—and, of course, a dark and dangerous bad boy. Rumor had it he’d been unlucky in love—his wives were in the habit of disappearing mysteriously.

He married again, a beautiful young noblewoman, and told her she could go into any room in his castle—except the locked one down in the basement. Naturally, that piqued her curiosity. She couldn’t stop thinking about what was in the locked room—treasure beyond her wildest imaginings, a map to the fountain of youth—or maybe just embarrassing baby pictures her pirate husband didn’t want getting out. Dude had a scary reputation to maintain, after all.

So one night when her husband was off raiding and pillaging, she broke into the locked door—only to find the other wives. Rows and rows of dead bodies, hanging from hooks.

And then she heard a sound behind her. She turned to see her husband standing in the doorway, knife in hand. “Should’ve stayed on the other side of that door,” he said, stepping into the room.

Moral of the story? Reverse psychology. It really does work. 

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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