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Scary Fairy Tales – the not-Disney Versions

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Charlotte Henley Babb

Most folk tales were gruesome until they were cleaned up for telling to children. They were cautionary tales, rather than bedtime stories. Here’s a link to some gory details left out by the late Victorians: http://io9.com/5914283/10-creepy-details-glossed-over-by-modern-versions-of-fairy-tales Rumplestiltskin ripped himself in … Continue reading →

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Three Wish Stories

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Charlotte Henley Babb

The first rule of granting wishes is “Be careful what you wish for–you might get it.” Three themes exist in the make-a-wish stories: the one wish that sets the machinery of the universe in motion the unthinking wish that must … Continue reading →

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Good wish or bad witch?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Charlotte Henley Babb

A wicked witch, as opposed to other witches, works magic to have power over others, to force them to do her bidding against their will A good working definition of evil is power over others, making others do what we wants against their will whether by magic or at gunpoint. Continue reading →

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