![]() I have two shelves on my bookcase dedicated just to hedgehog stories and not one of them has a bad word to say about them.Īnd what happened in 1905? The publication of a book about a hedgehog, now so well know: Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. The Brothers’ Grimm had seriously adult themes attached to the hedgehog and some folklore associated them with doom and disaster.Īll this changed in 1905 – and from that moment on, pretty much all stories have the hedgehog as at least benign, if not the loveable feature. During the reign of Elizabeth I there was a bounty introduced for each hedgehog killed and they were often considered a creature portent in stories. During the reign of Elizabeth I there was a bounty introduced for each hedgehog killedīut our relationship with this wonderful animal was not always so warm-hearted. ![]()
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