ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests viewing the apparently bizarre plot detail as a realization of the idiom which exists in various forms in the languages spoken by this society, such as "to eat crow" or "to swallow a frog/snake". It demonstrates how the familiarity with an idiomatic expression that exists in the spoken language of a certain society helps to shed light on the magical events appearing in the tales told by this society. The stepmother envied her beauty and wished to humiliate her in front of her father. The meaning of "swallowing a frog" is understood as personal humiliation, and is universally relevant, regardless of background. Perhaps choosing a frog has to do with its being a slimy, repulsive, sticky creature, in stark contrast to the charming prince. Dealing with the social unconscious, it is pertinent to ask what kinds of social desires, fears, traumas, and other social issues are reflected in the tale, and which societies preserve such tales.
