I like studying villains. According to Social Media Jedi, Kristen Lamb, having a strong antagonist or trouble maker, is what makes a great story. In the story, Rumpelstiltskin, he comes to help a a beautiful woman who’s father bragged to a king that she could turn a bale of straw to gold. In my mind, the villain here is good ole’ dad. I mean, during the whole story he’s never really mentioned again, and yes, Rumpelstiltskin at the end requests…
So, usually I think most people struggle with the letter “Q” for this challenge, but for some reason, Quick Draw McGraw came right to me. (For those of you who are too young to know who he is, check out the link, but please don’t tell me – I don’t need that this morning. *smiles) I can remember a clear time when I used to watch cartoons in the evening on a channel that at eight p.m. would change over…
Did you know that this was actually a fairy tale? Well, I didn’t. The actual story of Puss in Boots follows almost the same theme as when I saw him on TV; he basically uses trickery to help his master win the hand of a princess. Nice of him, but I get the feeling that the cat wasn’t always as sweet as you might think since he’s a little kitty wearing black boots. I’ve got to wonder what the original…
Let me tell you that is one of the luckiest dogs in the world, depending on how you look at it. I mean, what kind of person runs to the store to get beer for their dog? Old Mother Hubbard is one of those nursery rhymes that you learn real young, but never really understand till you are much older. I was reading this to my daughter and I was caught by how this woman was buying her dog a…
All these stories that take the genius of looking through the eyes of a toy (Toy Story, Pinocchio, The Nutcracker Prince, Babes in Toyland), are fun for me. Have you ever seen a kid (like Sid from Toy Story) be a little too rough with their toys and cringe? What drew me to The Nutcracker Prince when I was a little girl, was the romance of the story of a girl who helps the Prince defeat the evil rat and…