I was
thinking the other day
how parents
dutifully, consistentlyread to their small children
the fairy tale starring me.
I’ve enjoyed
the notoriety, bask in the glow
of the
squirmy little morsels all scared to think of me, my teeth, and my grasp
as I gobble them up.
That doesn’t
worry anyone, especially
not me. I like the part coming up the most.It’s about how I took advantage of a bedridden
granny and ate her for dinner. Makes the little
ones shiver.
The story
has been told in different
ways…the
outcome is the same. I poseas granny then so I can gobble up
the little girl in red, too. Oh, yummy.
I don’t
think anyone believes the part
about the
woodsmen saving them bothand cutting the granny from my belly?
And granny lives? Oh, please!
16 comments:
fantastic, we've seen some great backwards fairy tales recently and they're so much fun
Delightful! This deserves a good read-aloud to my students, and so I shall! I'm sure they'll think it's delightful too!
Ha, Judy, this made me smile. I chuckled at you playing the part of this evil wolf. You wrote the part well, and I agree with your ending. "Oh please!" indeed!
I remember read-alouds when my kids were little of fairy tales from the "other" point of view. Good for laughs, but I think it's a technique to unmold our "my way or the highway" mode of thinking.
I really enjoyed this. A fun write with a slightly dark undertone: why must we scare children with tales of 'bad men/wolves'? Because they are out there and the happily ever after is not guaranteed.
Beautifully light hearted take on how fairy tales reoccur. Great write.
I so enjoyed this! A light-hearted romp!
I love the wolfish tone of this poem and snickered over the "oh, please!" hee hee. Good one.
Enjoyed the voice ~ This is a nice and light read on Sunday afternoon ~
I pictured the anthropomorphic wolf in granny gear...snorting the "oh please!"
The tone is great, like a flippant remembrance of a long career.
Enjoyed this...so how did the wolf swallow an old lady and a child whole...'oh please!'
Loved your choice of character. It always disturbed me that the wolf, who was only acting true to his nature, was sacrificed and cut open. And right, swallowing Granny whole. God, the whole story gave me nightmares~! Well done! Amy
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Judy, this is hysterical, as is the picture.
It is those things we fear that are really acting quite naturally...but then how many of us know talking wolfs?...
Perhaps we know more than we realize.
Delightful.
So glad you enjoyed my offering.
This also reminded be of 'Rocky and Bullwinkle's Fractured Fairy tales.
Thanks :)
great one Judy...thanks for sharing
Perfect Judy! wonderful wolf voice
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