Yes, it's almost here. The blogazine about fairy tales, Enchanted Conversation, will debut January 1. The first theme is "Sleeping Beauty." We've got poems, retellings, art and contests!And it's all available at EnchantedConversation.org.
The picture is the banner for EC. Please stop by. We've got some enchanting times ahead!
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Very much looking forward to reading it! I also just put up an announcement post today at Once Upon A Blog to help spread the word. :)
I felt the need to give my opinion on the fairy tale of “Sleeping Beauty” and this post is as good as any to do that.
Overall, the fairy tale was alright. The usual things happen: parents become absent at a certain point, a prince comes to save the princess and a relative is the villain (or villainess in this case). The ending felt, much like the story of “Rapunzel,” rushed. The prince saves the princess and the kingdom and is rewarded with the privilege of marrying the princess. At the end of the Grimm’s version, it just states how they live together in happiness. In a way, like “Rapunzel,” it skips to the happy ending without mentioning anything that happens between the defeat over whatever evil thing occurred and the happily ever after. It may just be me, but this is something in the fairy tale stories of the past that really bugs me.
Another thing about this tale that bugs me is the parents. How stupid do you have to be to leave your child alone on the day the curse is supposed take effect? In a way the parents embody the stupidity that the parents across all fairy tales show. Like the parents left their children to the mercy of the forest in “Hansel and Gretel,” the parents leave their child at the mercy of the curse.
Wow, I guess I had more negative things to say about this tale than I thought.
Paul W. :: T390
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