by Trapper John » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:08 pm
Guest wrote:Stooo wrote:Guest wrote:Cenobite wrote:Canucklehead wrote:Is the story meant to have a moral to it? Some fairy tales do, some don’t.
Most fairy tales stared off as horror stories with a moral.
The originals are truly terrifying and awash with savage violence and abuse (look them up).
As for the silly cow wanting the sentimental version banned - God help her if she knew what happened in the real story ('Sun, Moon, and Talia').
Exactly. They had a moral and there was a serial killer involved. It's about time we stopped terrifying our young with these 'moral' stories involving a nightmare if you stepped into the woods alone or spoke to a stranger along a lonely path. Yes these horrors of abductions and murder do clearly exist (and these were the morals the elder taught their young in those savage days) We know they still go on but we need a bit of perspective. Most kids don't need to travel along a lonely wood to feed grandma. Get a grip people
The message of stranger danger is still valid.
Yes it is. But this is likened to Shakespears Romeo and Juliette adjacent to West side Story. It needs to be told in the modern way. There are far more fabulously relevant children's story books about than this, story's that have a much more positive structure than these
Do you mean these Chip and Kipper books? .... I have recently become an avid reader of them, though I'm lying about the avid bit. Have to say they are more than a bit dated, especially for the school curriculum.
[quote="Guest"][quote="Stooo"][quote="Guest"][quote="Cenobite"][quote="Canucklehead"]Is the story meant to have a moral to it? Some fairy tales do, some don’t.[/quote]
Most fairy tales stared off as horror stories with a moral.
The originals are truly terrifying and awash with savage violence and abuse (look them up).
As for the silly cow wanting the sentimental version banned - God help her if she knew what happened in the real story ('Sun, Moon, and Talia'). :ooer:[/quote]
Exactly. They had a moral and there was a serial killer involved. It's about time we stopped terrifying our young with these 'moral' stories involving a nightmare if you stepped into the woods alone or spoke to a stranger along a lonely path. Yes these horrors of abductions and murder do clearly exist (and these were the morals the elder taught their young in those savage days) We know they still go on but we need a bit of perspective. Most kids don't need to travel along a lonely wood to feed grandma. Get a grip people[/quote]
The message of stranger danger is still valid.[/quote]
Yes it is. But this is likened to Shakespears Romeo and Juliette adjacent to West side Story. It needs to be told in the modern way. There are far more fabulously relevant children's story books about than this, story's that have a much more positive structure than these[/quote]
Do you mean these Chip and Kipper books? .... I have recently become an avid reader of them, though I'm lying about the avid bit. Have to say they are more than a bit dated, especially for the school curriculum.
