Tom Thumb stealing the Seven-league boots of the Ogre - Efteling (Kaatsheuvel/NL)

Tom Thumb in the Efteling is based on one of the eight fairytales published by Charles Perrault "Le petit Poucet" in "Histoires ou contes du temps passé" in 1697. The scene, designed as "Klein Duimpje", is since 1998 in the Fairytale Forest. Tom Thumb is stealing the Seven-league boots of the sleeping ogre. To call Tom Thumb, you have to call his name in a hole of a wooden log.

 

Seven-league boots are an element in European folklore. The boots allow the person wearing them to take strides of seven leagues per step, resulting in great speed..

 

Photo: Tom Thumb stealing the Seven-league boots of the Ogre - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #giant #Sevenleagueboots - #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #TomThumb / #ThemeParcPhotography at #Sprookjesbos #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel, #NoordBrabant - #Netherlands

 

 

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Kaatsheuvel: Efteling - Theme Parc Photography

Sprookjesbos (1952) - the Fairytale Forest is a six-hectare park in the Efteling. An excellent location for a walk through the fairytale books of writers like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with this Fairytale Forest

 

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Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

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