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'''''Erstwhile''''' is a collaborative web comic project from [[Strawberry Comics]] publishing. The comic focuses on classic [[Fairy Tale|fairy tales]] that may be less well known in modern times, or no longer in their original version in modern tellings. These are all derived from [[The Brothers Grimm (Creatorcreator)|The Brothers Grimm]] thus far, and are faithful to the versions published by them.
 
[[Strawberry Comics|Strawberry Comic]] members Gina Biggs, Louisa Roy, and Elle Skinner are the current{{when}} collaborators. Several stories are available online [http://www.erstwhiletales.com/ here].
 
=== Stories Include: ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005104242/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/allfur-00/#.T0k4kPGDsy4 All Fur]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927202303/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/bms-00/ The Bird, The Mouse, and the Sausage]
* Brother and Sister
* Choosing a Bride
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131110011653/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/fcd-00/ The Farmer's Clever Daughter]
* Iron Hans
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005092451/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/littleshroud-00/ The Little Shroud]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005084428/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/maidmaleen-00/#.T0k4sPGDsy4 Maid Maleen]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927220616/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/oldman-00/ The Old Man and his Grandson]
* Snow White and Rose Red
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004065538/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/a-tale-with-a-riddle/#.T0k4vPGDsy4 A Tale with a Riddle]
* The Wolf and the Man
 
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=== Provides Examples Of: ===
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: The prince in "Maid Maleen"
* [[Art Shift]]: The opening of "Maid Maleen" is told with pictures she drew herself.
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* [[Curse Escape Clause]]: The husband of the woman in "A Tale With A Riddle" can save her from being a flower by picking her.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: The wife in "A Tale With A Riddle"
* [[DancesandDances and Balls]]: In "All Fur"
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]:
** The night scene in "The Farmer's Clever Daughter" is done in blues
** "The Old Man and his Grandson" is done in beiges.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: The bride in "Maid Maleen" rejects this as causing future problems.
* [[Engagement Challenge]]: [[Gender FlippedFlip]]ped in "The Farmer's Clever Daughter".
* [[Exact Words]]: How the daughter won out in the end.
* [[First Kiss]]
* [[First -Name Basis]]: The king tells the farmer's clever daughter his name when she calls him "sire" just before the wedding.
* [[Framing Device]]: "A Tale With a Riddle" is told to her daughter
* [[Girl in Thethe Tower]]: Maid Maleen
* [[Good Parents]]: the mother in "The Little Shroud"
* [[Guile Hero]]: The eponymous character of "The Farmer's Clever Daughter".
* [[How Do You Like Them Apples?]]: The king in "The Farmer's Clever Daughter"
* [[Identical Grandson|Identical Daughter]]: In "All Fur"
* [[Impossible Task]]: Paradox version.
{{quote| '''King:''' Come to me, not dressed, not naked, not on a horse, not by carriage, not on the road, not off the road, and if you do, I'll marry you.}}
* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: In "The Little Shroud"
* [[It Was a Gift]]: The prince gives Maid Maleen a necklace.
* [[Last Request]]: The queen in "All-Fur"
* [[The Lost Woods]]
* [[Make Up-up Is Evil]]: The bride in "Maid Maleen" tries to hide herself with this.
* [[Man in White]]: Little boy in white in "The Little Shroud"
* [[The Mourning After]]: The first king engages in this for a long time "All-Furs"
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: The bride's last attempt in "Maid Maleen"
* [[Needle in Aa Stack of Needles]]: In "A Tale With A Riddle," the husband must choose one flower among three
* [[Nice to Thethe Waiter]]: The bride in "Maid Maleen" examplifies the "not" type.
* [[Nursery Rhyme]]: At the end of "Maid Maleen".
* [[Odd -Shaped Panel]]: Circles in "Maid Maleen".
* [[Off Withwith His Head]]: In "Maid Maleen".
* [[Only the Knowledgable May Pass]]: The bride betrays herself by ignorance of the ceremony in "Maid Maleen"
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: In "The Little Shroud"
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* [[Rule of Seven]]: How many years Maid Maleen was to be locked up.
* [[Scullery Maid]]
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130826202146/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/allfur-09/#.T0k26PGDsy4 Here.]
* [[Slipping a Mickey]]: the farmer's clever daughter to the king
* [[Sweat Drop]]: You'd sweat too, if your bride talked about your true love on your wedding day.
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