tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11658155.post2612295282822668337..comments2023-05-11T12:51:05.660+01:00Comments on Little Bird: hope n changeLittleBirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265499967129516159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11658155.post-33995859216350037452010-02-13T03:45:54.640+00:002010-02-13T03:45:54.640+00:00I'm taking a course in Fairy Tales right now, ...I'm taking a course in Fairy Tales right now, and in the first class, we were asked which version of Little Red Riding Hood we liked better: the Perrault version where Little Red is eaten and it ends, or the Grimm's version, where she and the grandmother are saved. <br /><br />I was amazed that I was in the minority when I expressed my strong belief that children's literature MUST have hope. The professor asked (the other 8 students) "Does anyone agree?" Silence. "Anyone?" Then one small hand, "I hate to admit it, but I might agree a little."<br /><br />I'm the only one in the course with children, though....That might make a difference.Variations On A Themehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999890261136824148noreply@blogger.com