From now on, in the Raven home, the story of The Emporer's New Clothes will no longer be allowed. It just encourages 5 year olds to run around naked screaming, "Look at me, I'm the Emporer."
(This is behavior that should be strictly limited to adults)
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
*laugh* Of all the lessons to take with you...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
My mom used to tell me that the hunter who cuts the wolf's belly open was also a skilled surgeon, and so he not only rescued Little Red and Grandma, he sewed the wolf back up good as new and the wolf ran off into the forest with his tail between his legs, never to bother them again.
I have always had more of a problem with animals in stories getting hurt than humans. I'm not sure why.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I used to always wonder how he cut open the wolf (with an ax, no less!) without hurting Grandma or Red
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
The original writers of the fairy tale were no doubt looking ahead to a time when axe technology had progressed to the point where such procedures could be performed quickly and safely.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
As an adoptive parent fully caring about my wife's feelings, I have had to censor out all references to "Evil Step Mothers."
Do you have any idea how prevalent Evil Step Mothers are?
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Ha ha ha! That's great.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
That is too funny Dan! I knew there was a reason I never read my kids that story.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Clarification: Do you have any idea how prevalent Evil Step Mothers are in fairie tales? They hardly exist at all in real life, though I have heard of some really nasty step dads.
Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
quote: It just encourages 5 year olds to run around naked screaming, "Look at me, I'm the Emporer."
What do you mean naked? They had clothes - you just couldn't see them!
Posted by Aurinona (Member # 8443) on :
Thanks for the laugh... It reminds me so much of babysitting my little cousins and the wacky things they try to pull. (One day, three of them came downstairs wearing their dad's boxers and with towels around their necks, saying that they were Captain Underpants. I had NOTHING to do with that one!)
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I used to change the words to the lullabies that I would sing to my baby. When the baby fell from the tree top, Mommy would catch him, cradle and all. And at the end of "Hush little baby, don't say a word, Momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird...", we save our receipts and get all our money back on that shoddy merchandise. Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
quote:And at the end of "Hush little baby, don't say a word, Momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird...", we save our receipts and get all our money back on that shoddy merchandise.
You know, Tante, you were someone born to be a Hatracker. I can't remember anyone who has enriched the place more so quickly (such humor and such bright wit!).
Like sndrake and Farmgirl, it's like you've always been here. Tha tis so cool.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
quote:I used to always wonder how he cut open the wolf (with an ax, no less!) without hurting Grandma or Red
Funny. What I used to wonder was how he ate them in such a way that they could survive at all. He wasn't a boa constrictor. Wolves don't swallow their prey whole; Granny and Red both would have been torn into little pieces.
Of course, the whole ax bit was added later anyway. Just be glad we no longer use the original form, in which the story ends with the eating of Red Riding Hood.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese: You know, Tante, you were someone born to be a Hatracker. I can't remember anyone who has enriched the place more so quickly (such humor and such bright wit!).
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