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the Sandman
Canon EOS 6D - f/8 - 1/50sec - 70mm - ISO 1000
- Nice folklore:
The Sandman is a traditional character in many children's stories and books. In Scandinavian folklore, he is said to sprinkle sand into the eyes of children at night to bring on sleep and dreams. The grit or "sleep" (rheum) in one's eyes upon waking is the supposed result of the Sandman's work the previous night.
- Not so nice story:
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) wrote a short story in 1816 titled Der Sandmann, which showed how sinister such a character could be made. According to the protagonist's nurse, he threw sand in the eyes of children who wouldn't sleep, with the result of those eyes falling out and being collected by the Sandman, who then takes the eyes to his nest on the Moon and uses them to feed his children.
the Sandman
Canon EOS 6D - f/8 - 1/50sec - 70mm - ISO 1000
- Nice folklore:
The Sandman is a traditional character in many children's stories and books. In Scandinavian folklore, he is said to sprinkle sand into the eyes of children at night to bring on sleep and dreams. The grit or "sleep" (rheum) in one's eyes upon waking is the supposed result of the Sandman's work the previous night.
- Not so nice story:
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) wrote a short story in 1816 titled Der Sandmann, which showed how sinister such a character could be made. According to the protagonist's nurse, he threw sand in the eyes of children who wouldn't sleep, with the result of those eyes falling out and being collected by the Sandman, who then takes the eyes to his nest on the Moon and uses them to feed his children.