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Shadowofdimentio Aug 14, 2020 10:28PM

Byleth should teach her the answer. Both

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Bugpope Aug 14, 2020 10:46PM

The reference, in case anyone isn't familiar with this fable: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honest_Woodcutter

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Norainhere Aug 14, 2020 11:04PM

The Honest Axe fable is surprisingly popular in Japan (or at least with Japanese artists).

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GrimEater Aug 14, 2020 11:13PM

It's a legend of Zelda a link between worlds reference.

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Throbelisk Aug 15, 2020 7:51AM

^ Of course it isn't.

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Lilliwyt Aug 15, 2020 7:54AM

For one,A link between worlds is just a "remake" of A Link to the past where the reference is also made and like Bugpope has linked, it's a reference to the Honest Woodcutter.

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BV Aug 15, 2020 8:00AM

Every time I see a parody of the honest woodcutter, I think of a MadoHomu parody of it. I have no idea if it's an image or doujin, but I know for sure we have it somewhere here... Can anyone help?

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Bugpope Aug 15, 2020 8:45AM

Yeah, this fable keeps popping up in Japanese stuff (Animal Crossing, Zelda, hentai etc) but is fairly unknown in the west. I don't think any of the collections of Aesop's fables I read as a kid included it.

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Yes_Cantaloupe Aug 15, 2020 10:47AM

you know, I'd always assumed it was a native japanese fable, considering that I've seen it so extensively in jp media and yeah, not at all in western stuff.

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Bugpope Aug 15, 2020 1:25PM

You really don't expect it to be about freaking Hermes, that's for sure.

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Freya Aug 15, 2020 3:00PM

I had first learned of its origin playing a .hack game and ended up looking it up. It asked if you dropped a golden or silver axe or neither.

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2SpiritCherokeePrincess Aug 15, 2020 6:36PM

^ Me too.

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Komi028 Aug 15, 2020 10:33PM

I first saw it in Kinmoza and then again in Slow Start.

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Flanny Aug 16, 2020 2:10AM

@BV , I think you're talking about this one (page 7)
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/dorikano

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BV Aug 16, 2020 2:53AM

^ Thank you!

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Bugpope Sep 19, 2020 5:17AM

There's even a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stand based on this fable.

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seki108 Mar 8, 2021 12:51PM

It was used quite a few times in Tani Takeshi's 4koma series, where I first learned of it.