tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post336068186989851775..comments2024-01-26T14:28:14.820-05:00Comments on dirt and rocks: Fairy Tales, Part IBrigindohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-59501300744409695552016-01-13T09:05:17.888-05:002016-01-13T09:05:17.888-05:00Hi, Would you please be able to tell me what year ...Hi, Would you please be able to tell me what year the Tasha Tudor Fairy Tale book was published, and if possible, what stories are in it. I have been trying to find a fairy tale book from when I was young which had things like Snow White and Rose Red; The Goose Girl; Little Tuck; Briar Rose and many other stories in it, but I can't remember the name.<br /><br />Many thanks, <br />Gail NelsonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844273984988954057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-5601947938385971372009-07-16T23:42:39.734-04:002009-07-16T23:42:39.734-04:00Annie K -I've never heard of it but the story ...Annie K -I've never heard of it but the story sounds wonderful. It is now on my list.Brigindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-79928321595381094422009-07-16T21:03:09.253-04:002009-07-16T21:03:09.253-04:00Hi Brigindo,
Have you ever read Rumpelstilstkin&#...Hi Brigindo, <br />Have you ever read Rumpelstilstkin's Daughter, a revisionist children's tale, written at about third or fourth grade reading level? It's written and illustrated by Diane Stanley. I like her version so much better. The Miller's Daughter runs off with the wee man, and marries him. Why would she want to marry the King who threatened to kill her? Then, their daughter, when she is grown, and also imprisoned, ordered by the same king to spin straw into gold, manages to outwit him, help the starving populace, and make a place for herself in the kingdom, and without the help of her clever father. I used to read the story out loud for grade school kids. (It takes about 25 minutes to tell, so I rarely get a chance to do it.)<br /><br />Thanks for the Anne Sexton poem. I'd read it about six months ago for the first time, and enjoyed it.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-86746937535803834062009-07-16T05:22:20.209-04:002009-07-16T05:22:20.209-04:00"The devil told you! THE DEVIL TOLD YOU!"..."The devil told you! THE DEVIL TOLD YOU!" That always chilled me when I was wee...<br /><br />Curious. I love Anne Sexton, I love Fairy Tales. But I was never nuts about The TRANSFORMATIONS.<br /><br />(Looking forward to part 2!)draxhttp://simondrax.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-9404535092236564312009-07-14T23:48:59.898-04:002009-07-14T23:48:59.898-04:00Beautiful! I love your book. I also love the poe...Beautiful! I love your book. I also love the poem. This post is excellent and makes my wheels turn.<br /><br />I used to read Grimm's fairy tales to my daughter from the Riverside Anthology, but I edited the violent parts since she was a kid. As for myself, I'm not put off by the violence. I hate violence in the real world, but in literature, I tend to gravitate toward the darker stories. They are real. The world can be a rough, scary place, and fairy tales reflect that darkness. Shoot, we see far worse on the idiot box or at the movies. I am fascinated by the stories, though. <br /> <br />I agree with you about Rumpelstiltskin. There was always something a little sympathetic about him. I thought it was just me. Yes, it is more complex than the surface story.<br /><br />Thank you for a very interesting post!Juliehttp://www.juliebuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com