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Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Snake / Serpent
Size 900 x 900px
File Size 162 kB
First off, let me say that this picture you drew is very beautiful and it makes me happy just to look at it. I started reading all the English comments, and found out about The Magic Ring, of which this picture is possibly based. It really captivated me because I love stories where the female's status is above the male's. I figured it had to do with a female snake at some point and I wanted to know about it so I started researching.
I found Волшебное кольцо on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3BcOJflIYc
Since I don't know Russian, I had to rely on my senses and the drawings to figure out what was going on. I was doing pretty well, but then I found this website http://russian-crafts.com/tales/mag_ring.html which is an English translation of the original Russian folk tale, or so it alleges. It helped me understand the base story.
The real folk tale is a lot different than the cartoon, I noticed. It was a lot darker and more morbid. Also, in the cartoon, the cat and dog were female, the snake princess didn't randomly turn into a human and return to her kingdom like in the folk tale, and the snake already had the ring and she just disappeared without a trace. =( She was so extremely cute in the cartoon. I almost fell in love. XD She had the prettiest voice I have ever heard and it made me sad that I don't know Russian. I kind of wish he'd just stayed with the snake and lived happily ever after. That would have been adorable.
In Part 2 of the cartoon, the peasant is so happy to get the ring back, he kisses the cat RIGHT ON THE LIPS after she winks at him. The cat even closed her eyes for the kiss. I was like "Oh wow... hahahaha." That part was so furry it made me giggle. I mean, the cartoon made all 3 animals girls, and the snake the prettiest thing ever.
I don't suppose if you had the time, you'd ever be willing to translate the conversation between the peasant and the snake near the end of part 1 of the video. I would really like to know how it's different from what it says in the English translation of the original folk tale. If you did, there'd be a definite +Watch in it for you. ;D
I'm sorry for overwhelming you with all this English. I really wish I knew Russian now. I understand if this comment goes ignored. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts and feelings, because this picture and the folk tale both affected me deeply tonight. In case you are interested in my comment but don't quite understand all of it, Google's translator translates between Russian and English spectacularly well. http://translate.google.com/# =)
I found Волшебное кольцо on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3BcOJflIYc
Since I don't know Russian, I had to rely on my senses and the drawings to figure out what was going on. I was doing pretty well, but then I found this website http://russian-crafts.com/tales/mag_ring.html which is an English translation of the original Russian folk tale, or so it alleges. It helped me understand the base story.
The real folk tale is a lot different than the cartoon, I noticed. It was a lot darker and more morbid. Also, in the cartoon, the cat and dog were female, the snake princess didn't randomly turn into a human and return to her kingdom like in the folk tale, and the snake already had the ring and she just disappeared without a trace. =( She was so extremely cute in the cartoon. I almost fell in love. XD She had the prettiest voice I have ever heard and it made me sad that I don't know Russian. I kind of wish he'd just stayed with the snake and lived happily ever after. That would have been adorable.
In Part 2 of the cartoon, the peasant is so happy to get the ring back, he kisses the cat RIGHT ON THE LIPS after she winks at him. The cat even closed her eyes for the kiss. I was like "Oh wow... hahahaha." That part was so furry it made me giggle. I mean, the cartoon made all 3 animals girls, and the snake the prettiest thing ever.
I don't suppose if you had the time, you'd ever be willing to translate the conversation between the peasant and the snake near the end of part 1 of the video. I would really like to know how it's different from what it says in the English translation of the original folk tale. If you did, there'd be a definite +Watch in it for you. ;D
I'm sorry for overwhelming you with all this English. I really wish I knew Russian now. I understand if this comment goes ignored. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts and feelings, because this picture and the folk tale both affected me deeply tonight. In case you are interested in my comment but don't quite understand all of it, Google's translator translates between Russian and English spectacularly well. http://translate.google.com/# =)
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