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…
I’ve never been to Niagara Falls, but this story caught my eye when I was researching posts for this challenge. The Maid of the Mist legend starts with a woman who is miserable because she lost her husband at a young age. But when she decides to take her own life, she is spotted and saved by a god of Thunder, who takes her to his home where she eventually falls in love with his son. My first reaction to…
If you think about it, Cinderella is a character that many can connect with. I’m not talking about being swept off your feet by Prince Charming (my hubby’s going to grin here), but I’m talking about housework! Perhaps some of you have had mean step-siblings or parents. But I think most everyone can connect with the fact that after basically waiting on family hand and foot, you deserve some kind of medal for not strategically hiding their dead bodies under…