Cleaning out some boxes the other day and ran into a book of stories I used to read to my kids.
One was Little Red Riding Hood. Here is a kind loving child who goes to pay a visit to her shut-in grandmother. She arrives to find her grandmother eaten by a wolf who now wants to devour her.
Then there was Hansel and Grettle, two poverty stricken children who are abandoned by their parents in the woods. They are then captured by a ugly old woman who is a cannible and wants to eat them. They outsmart the woman by killing her in a fire where she screams in agony.
What in the world were we thinking as we read these things to children. Wait, maybe that is why I'm a little screwy today. My parents read these to me too.
We are strange people.
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One was Little Red Riding Hood. Here is a kind loving child who goes to pay a visit to her shut-in grandmother. She arrives to find her grandmother eaten by a wolf who now wants to devour her.
Then there was Hansel and Grettle, two poverty stricken children who are abandoned by their parents in the woods. They are then captured by a ugly old woman who is a cannible and wants to eat them. They outsmart the woman by killing her in a fire where she screams in agony.What in the world were we thinking as we read these things to children. Wait, maybe that is why I'm a little screwy today. My parents read these to me too.
We are strange people.
Just Say'n
If you like our post, join us as a follower. Add a comment on the post, but please don't tell us an old bedtime story. Not sure my heart could take it. Just Say'n
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was just talking about this with someone...even nursery rhymes are quite disturbing...
ReplyDeleteHow about "Now I lay me down to sleep". That has some scary thoughts. Jack and Jill are a sick couple. Poor old Humpty Dumpty. It is hard to be a kid.
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