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And the wire bended, so my story's ended...

Submitted by Alison R. Mouratis on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 3:02pm.
I'll never forget the bookshelf we kept in our livingroom. It spanned the entire length of the wall and one day, I'm sure after watching the movie Matilda, I decided to read every single book that resided on those huge mahogany shelves. I was determined to read every book, and not only that, but somehow manage to retain all the knowledge that I had aquired and become, I don't know, the world's smartest kid or something. And maybe I'd find a Ms. Honey along the way.

I remember vividly, however, that the first book I decided to read was The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm and that was quite a challenge in iteself. And although I did make it all the way through all 800 pages, I believe that it was the first and last book in my attempt to become Matilda. Anyway, the point is that by reading the first story, 'Cinderella,' in our packet, I was immediatly reminded of how much I loved reading the Grimm's fairy tales and just fairy tales in general. I throughly enjoyed every single story, but I thought Anne Sexton's little quips in her version of 'Cinderella' were particularly amusing: "The prince rode away with her until the white dove told him to look at the blood pouring forth. That is the way with amputations. They don't just heal up like a wish." The ending to 'Briar Rose,' however, was a whole other story and completely threw me off balance. It was quite a note to end the stories on.

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