Raspberries are sold and produced throughout the world, which has given rise to myths about why
raspberries are red and even one myth about the magical qualities of the fruit.

One popular myth comes from France, which tells the story about how raspberries use to be only white
in colour. The myth states that one day, a nymph named Ida was taking care of an infant Zeus (also
referred to as Jupiter). Zeus was crying and to help soothe him, Ida picked some white raspberries.
But when she went to pick the raspberries, she scratched herself on a thorn and started to bleed.
Her blood dripped on the white raspberries, instantly turning them red and they have been red ever
since.

Another myth, which originates from Germany, talks about the magical qualities of raspberries. It
states that to tame a bewitched horse, one would have to tie a wild raspberry twig around the horse's
body.

Finally, a modern myth tells the story of how raspberries turned a fox's fur red. In the Tale of the
Raspberry Fox, by Henning Buchhagen, there is a fox named Ferdinand. At that time, all foxes were
grey in colour. The tale tells how Ferdinand didn't like to eat meat, so one day he decided to eat
some raspberries and discovered that he loved eating them. He kept eating raspberries and the more
he ate, the redder his fur became. Ever since then, all foxes have had red fur and like to eat
fruit. ~ http://EzineArticles.com/2347577


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