Snow-white and the Seven Dwarfs > Rexroad.com

Abbie loves to read books. Every morning we read several books long before most families are even thinking about getting up. Often, we read the same book over and over.

Sunday she brings over a new version of a different book. Snow-white and the Seven Dwarfs is her choice. I am thrilled. New version of an old story. Excellent.

That is the last time I will be reading her this book. I realize I am more violent than most but I object to a 3 year old hearing passages like this ---

At last she called a huntsman, and said: "Take the child out into the wood: I will not set eyes on her again; you must kill her and bring me her lungs and liver as tokens."

The huntsman obeyed, and took Snow-white out into the forest, but when he drew his hunting-knife and was preparing to plunge it into her innocent heart, she began to cry:

"Alas dear huntsman, spare my life, and I will run away inte the wild forest and never come home again."

And because of her beauty the huntsman had pity on her and said, "Well run away, poor child." Wild beasts will soon devour you, he thought, but still he felt as though a weight were lifted from his heart becasue he had not been obliged to kill her. And as just at that moment a young fawn came leaping by, he pierced it and took the lungs and liver as tokens to the queen. The cook was ordered to serve them up in pickle, and the wicked queen ate them thinking they were Snow-white's.

Absolutely not.

I think I would rather answer questions from my daughter about Tony Soprano. Turn on HBO.

Comments

By The Realist @ Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:36 AM

Who was the author? The same as the 7th rung of hell?

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