Japanese crossword «Little Match Girl»
| Size: 11x14 | Picture: | Difficulty: | Added: | 10.12.22 | Author: mindscrub |
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One of my favorite books as a child. Although it made me cry, it really moved me to care for others and maybe shaped my profession later on.
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Very interesting. I was talking with my kids yesterday about the origins of fairy tales, and how a lot of them were originally very dark. I have a very old book of Andersen's fairy tales, which I got out, dusted off, and looked through. One of the stories I read yesterday was the one that is the title of this puzzle. MINDSCRUB IS SCRUBBING MY MIND!!!
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Take care with mindscrub, he scrub the mind of all of us! :D
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Hah! I would argue that it is a shame dark fairy tales are sanitized so much. When Pinocchio is teased about his wooden head by his cricket companion, the enraged puppet throws a hammer and kills him. Little Red Riding Hood is eaten by the wolf and logic would suggest that that is the end of that. Now, while the little match girl freezes to death, on the plus side she sees wonderful visions first and is presumably happy in heaven with her grandmother. I would say that kids need to hear some scary stuff, and they love it! (Stacy is not at risk; she'll just go back inside once her matches go out.)
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