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Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

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…

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The Gruesome Brothers Grimm

The Gruesome Brothers Grimm

I don’t want to bash the brothers too hard, but when I realized that the stories that I was really fond of as a kid were in fact a not as “G rated” as I thought, I was a bit shocked.  To say the least. It’s a little disturbing to realize that while Cinderella didn’t have mice, she did have birds that helped her and eventually plucked the eyes out of her step-sisters after her wedding to the prince.  Or…

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Feelin’ Froggy

Feelin’ Froggy

You have to kiss a few frogs, before you can find a prince. Who comes up with this stuff?  Why on Earth would ANYONE want to kiss a frog, even as it is meant in this case, if you suspect that he or she might be a “frog,” why would you want to kiss them? I think that the Grimm brothers were laughing when the wrote this; although from what I’ve read the story originally had the princess break the…

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If Pete Gets a Dragon, I Want One Too

If Pete Gets a Dragon, I Want One Too

Fairy tales abound with mysterious creatures, but I think my favorite one is the dragon.  I love how the dragon is portrayed as either a villain, like with Saint George, or as a hero like in Pete’s Dragon. Not too long ago, Build-A-Bear had Toothless that you could buy and I dragged my daughter over to get one.  Turns out that I wanted one more than she did, but since I didn’t want to share we got two.  True story….

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Aladdin is late to Alice’s Tea Party

Aladdin is late to Alice’s Tea Party

Welcome to my month of insanity!  Buckle your seat beats because I’m hoping to do a little of the unexpected with these posts. So, when deciding on the letter “A” for my first post, I immediately was drawn to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland because of the story.  I think it’s one that connects to the child in all of us.  I can tell you that when I was a kid in school, there was a time or two when in…

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