In fact, in one of the many versions of Snow White, a piece of the apple was stuck in her throat, and was dislodged when the prince tried to move her, a veiled reference to the Heimlich maneuver, in the same way, a kiss is refering to CPR….

Fantasy also isn’t _science_ fiction where something a bit more plausible than just magic or wishes (even if just techno-babble) is (usually) used to base stories on.

That said, still an interesting site & thanks for the link to it.

[[Also, the air in The Land of Oz has much less water vapor in it than any place on Earth, because otherwise the wicked witch would melt just by breathing.]]

Remember that water vapor is gaseous. Perhaps witches can only be dissolved by large amounts of liquid water in direct contact with the skin. A witch’s skin probably has some evolved mechanism for dealing with a certain amount of water vapor in the air.

I’ll give them a good assessment of Rapunzel and the use of hair as a rope. I think it’s at least creative to use the spell of silence to discuss how to create a zone of silence, though the connection to the tale is very slim. (I mean, if the witch encased Ariel in a material to keep her silent, wouldn’t that also keep her trapped from walking around, touching people, etc? Why not just lock her in a box?)

So a carpet could fly, with enough wind, and could be directed by fluttering in just the right way. But “enough wind” translates into hurricane speeds. Hope that carpet has seat belts. And a windscreen.

You’re right on it being a great way to teach kids. Gives them a fun story to wrap their heads around. And you have to admit, they did a reasonably job with the Rapunzel section.

Cheers,
Bagheera