Another one--"The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf" by Hans Christian Anderson. His stories are severely moralistic and this one reflects a belief I know has been around long before the "red shoes mean pedovore" current version, namely that red shoes are immoral or at least lead to sinful thoughts. My dad was scandalized that a woman would wear red shoes to church, especially on a holiday. The girl in the story has red shoes, and puts the family bread in the gutter to step on so her shoes stay clean. Instant karma. Eventually her sorrowful prayers save her. I'm just mentioning it because "red shoes bad" is such an article of faith about one sin, but it is an old story about pride and thoughtlessness.
Another one--"The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf" by Hans Christian Anderson. His stories are severely moralistic and this one reflects a belief I know has been around long before the "red shoes mean pedovore" current version, namely that red shoes are immoral or at least lead to sinful thoughts. My dad was scandalized that a woman would wear red shoes to church, especially on a holiday. The girl in the story has red shoes, and puts the family bread in the gutter to step on so her shoes stay clean. Instant karma. Eventually her sorrowful prayers save her. I'm just mentioning it because "red shoes bad" is such an article of faith about one sin, but it is an old story about pride and thoughtlessness.
I've never heard of that one...interesting!