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How fairy tales do more than give good advice...

Post 1

Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde

Certainly fairy tales warn you against trusting strangers in the woods, advice everyone can use!!!

But fairy tales also illustrate how language works-- making "Once Upon a Time" a language lesson in disguise!!! smiley - smiley


How fairy tales do more than give good advice...

Post 2

Is mise Duncan

smiley - cool
And mix that together with the works of Dr Seuss [RIP] and it is no wonder we are all so well educated smiley - winkeye


How fairy tales do more than give good advice...

Post 3

Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde

Too right!!!!

Well, if we have parents who read to us, at least... smiley - tongueout


How fairy tales do more than give good advice...

Post 4

Is mise Duncan

Oh yeah. Both my mother and I can go right the way through "Fox in socks" from memory thanks to a long plane journey taken some time in the last 29 years smiley - winkeye

"Mr. Knoxx, our game is done sir,
Thank you for a lot of fun sir" smiley - biggrin


How fairy tales do more than give good advice...

Post 5

Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde

WOOHOO!!! YAY for Mommies!!!

wait... you were on a plane for 29 years!?? Just Kidding!! Heh heh heh... smiley - tongueout


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