Old Mother Frost

Seconds before the tar was dumped all over that girl.

This week's story comes to us from Eastern Europe. Old Mother Frost is a story about two sisters and, of course, Old Mother Frost.

The stepsister is, of course, the good, hardworking sister. However, she has her problems too. She lets herself be bullied and doesn't say anything about it. She's treated terribly at home, but after she leaves, this girl gets home sick. I'm a little confused and worried about her. She had a good situation with Old Mother Frost, but she wanted to leave anyway. I understand that a girl alone didn't typically have options, but this girl did and she chose to go back to the abuse.

Old Mother Frost is a bit of a puzzle in herself. She seems to be able to do her own work, but drops it without question to let someone else do it. I'm not faulting her for that. However, I wonder why she's testing those girls and how many girls she's tested. If she gave all of the good ones bags of gold, it would seriously mess up the economy, so I'm assuming she doesn't do that every time, or they're small bags of gold. Is that her way of making a difference? She puts snow on the world every day, and winnows out the industrious from the lazy. Old Mother Frost has a lot going on, and I honestly want to know more about her than the good or lazy girls. Reader, let me know if you see more stories about Old Mother Frost.

The moral of this story is either to be incredibly hardworking, especially if you're working for a stranger, or not to let magical old women pour anything on you. Because that tar will not wash out.

What do you think? What moral would you give this story? Comment below, and let me know if there's any stories you'd like to see.