Wow. Never heard of that! I’m sorry that I got you started, but now I have so many questions!
Do the tailors have anything to do with Christmas, or is that unrelated? What do they do with the thumbs? Is it a special band of mythical tailors or just your everyday cut/sew guy from down the street? What is it about thumbsucking that brings them so much ire?
Unrelated (it’s from a line of “educational stories” by author Wilhelm Busch who wasn’t too subtle with his messaging)
That’s unknown
It’s not clear from the story. The mother in the story warns her boy about the tailor cutting thumbs off of thumb suckers and when the child doesn’t listen and the mother is away, said tailor just barges in, so there is an argument for it being a mythical tailor, but an argument for it being just your regular ass tailor as well.
Unknown. Seems to be in their job description for some reason
That’s awesome. Thank you for the breakdown! I’m a bit invested in the story as I’m an upholsterer and wondered if I wasn’t keeping up with the trade mythology.
For the record, neither of my kids sucked their thumb…
A tailor will break into your house and cut your thumbs right off.
Wow. Never heard of that! I’m sorry that I got you started, but now I have so many questions!
Do the tailors have anything to do with Christmas, or is that unrelated? What do they do with the thumbs? Is it a special band of mythical tailors or just your everyday cut/sew guy from down the street? What is it about thumbsucking that brings them so much ire?
I appreciate your time.
That’s awesome. Thank you for the breakdown! I’m a bit invested in the story as I’m an upholsterer and wondered if I wasn’t keeping up with the trade mythology.
For the record, neither of my kids sucked their thumb…