Fairy Tale Crossword

Hansel & Gretel Disscusion Prompt Response

%3Cem%3E%3Cspan+style%3D%22font-family%3Ageorgia%3Bcolor%3A%239999ff%3B%22%3EBecause+we+were+taking+time+to+complete+the+seating+chart%2C+we+never+had+a+chance+to+discuss+Hansel+and+Gretel.++However%2C+I+think+it+is+interesting+that+the+conflict+in+Hansel+and+Gretel+always+occured+between+the+children+% +yet+sly%29+and+the+wicked+inhabitant+of+the+house+in+the+forest%2C+whether+it%27s+an+ogre%2C+ogress%2C+or+wicked+witch.++The+evil+inhabitant+is+always+outsmarted+%28espeically+in+Molly+Whuppie%29+and+the+children%2C+who+aren%27t+supposed+to+have+power+over+elders+but+contrarily%2C+be+respectful%2C+seem+to+get+away+in+the+end+not+only+alive+but+with+pockets+full+or+reward.++%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%0D%0A%3Cem%3E%3Cspan+style%3D%22font-family%3Ageorgia%3Bcolor%3A%239999ff%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%0D%0A%3Cem%3E%3Cspan+style%3D%22font-family%3Ageorgia%3Bcolor%3A%239999ff%3B%22%3EThe+other+type+of+Hansel+and+Gretel%2C+such+as+The+Juniper+Tree%2C+The+Rose+Tree%2C+and+Pippety+Pew%2C+cast+the+mother%2C+or+step+mother%2C+as+the+evil+villan.++Not+only+does+she+strike+down+the+child+and+the+proceed+to+eat+him%2Fher%2C+she+also+convinces+the+father+figure+that+it%27s+alright.++Yet+still%2C+the+child%2C+who+is+ +yet+surprisingly+witty%2C+outsmarts+the+mother%2C+who+should+have+known+better.%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%0D%0A%3Cem%3E%3Cspan+style%3D%22color%3A%239999ff%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%0D%0A%3Cem%3E%3Cspan+style%3D%22color%3A%239999ff%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%0D%0A

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

I+found+this+story+very+humorous.++As+we%27ve+been+reading+several+fversions+of+other+fairy+tales+in+class%2C+I+thought+this+would+be+interesting+to+compare+with+in+terms+of+how+stories+get+manipulated+by+modern+writers.++Scieszda+did+something+very+unique%2C+taking+on+the+story+from+the+wolf%27s+perspective%3B+as+it+turns+out%2C+he+was+actually+framed+for+blowing+down+the+houses%2C+and+really+didn%27t+mean+to.%0D%0AAt+the+beginning+of+the+story%2C+through+the+introduction%2C+we+learn+that+we%27re+hearing+it+from+the+wolf.++With+the+sentence%2C+%22Way+back+in+Once+Upon+a+Time+time...%22+we+get+the+setting+of+a+classic+fairy+tale.+%28Pg+6%29++However%2C+the+reader+already+knows+that+it%27s+going+to+be+different+than+the+classic+tale+so+it+becomes+an+original+clash+between+the+two.%0D%0AI+thought+the+language+of+this+story+was+interesting.++On+page+eight%2C+Scieszka+uses+the+term+%22bright%22+to+describe+intelligence%2C+which+gave+the+story+a+very+modern+tone.++Other+diction%2C+such+as+% +as+a+doornail%22+%28Pg+14%29+and+%22porker%22+%28Pg+21%29+gave+the+idea+that+the+author+not+only+wanted+to+appeal+to+children%2C+but+to+the+parents+or+guardians+who+are+reading+the+book+to+children.++The+sense+of+humor+associated+with+these+words+is+on+a+more+mature+level.%0D%0AI+also+personally+found+the+ending+humorous%2C+that+the+wolf+had+apparently+been+framed.++Another+thing+I+noticed+was+that+after+being+in+prison%2C+and+aging+by+the+looks+of+his+beard%2C+he%27s+still+asking+for+a+cup+of+sugar+for+his+granny%27s+cake%2C+who+is+more+than+likely+ .

Reflection on Fairy Tales

After reading several versions of Little Red Riding Hood, I was shocked at how vulgar and corrupted they were. The Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White that I grew up with did not involve a little stripping or a heart and liver being torn out and eaten.
Because I was so repulsed, and because, as I've recently noticed, I enjoy talking about and reflecting on what I've learned, I read some of the more crude versions of Red Riding Hood such as "The Story of Grandmother" to my friends. The ual inuendos in the latter part surprised my friends and several of them were grossed out. The having an "automatic" and her having "two wolfskin coats...[and] a pigskin travelling case" just about blew me away. My circle of friends definitly did not grow up hearing those versions, and we all felt scarred for hearing them. Our children will definitly be learning censored versions of those stories.

Outside Reading List

Outside Reading List

Book 1: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Author: Jon Scieszka
Picture Book? Yes
Posting date: January 25, 2008

Book 2: My Purse
Author: Pam Lentz
Picture Book? Yes
Posting date: February 3, 2008

Book 3: Tales from the Homeplace
Author: Harriet Burandt and Shelley Dale
Picture Book? No
Posting date: February 11, 2008

Book 4: Meet Samantha: An American
Author: Susan S Adler
Picture Book? No
Posting date: February 19, 2008

Book 5: Mr. Tickle
Author : Roger Hargreaves
Picture Book? Yes
Posting date: March 1, 2008

Book 6: Charlotte's Web
Author : E.B. White
Picture Book? No
Posting date: March 3, 2008

Book 7: Charlie Brown's All-Stars
Author: Charles M Schulz
Picture Book? Yes
Posting date: March 27, 2008

Book 8: Green Eggs and Ham
Author: Dr. Seuss
Picture Book? Yes
Posting date: April 6, 2008

Book 9: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Picture Book? No
Posting date: April 10, 2008

Book 10: The Story of Rob Roy
Author: David Ross
Picture Book? No
Posting date: April 14, 2008