Target: Fairy tales

[Kathleen Epler <skoob@epix.net>]

'Netters,
For my third graders I do a unit on folk tales, fairy tales, and fables.
With Aesop, I always censor when reading.

I've used "The twelve dancing princesses and other tales from Grimm" in
which there are gruesome parts, specifically the cutting of toes and
heels by Cinderella's stepsisters. I preface the story by telling the
class that this is an original version and is not the "Disney version."
The students cringe and groan, but still like the stories and request
them again.

My question is: do we do a disservice to the children by reading the
sanitized version?


Kathie Epler
Librarian
Amanda E. Stout Elem.
Reading, PA
skoob@epix.net

Ride the Reading ("redding") Railroad when you play Monopoly!

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