tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25451953.post6790693803757970640..comments2023-11-05T05:28:48.089-05:00Comments on The Alitary Blog: Nursery Rhyme HorrorsAlison Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768497171306750427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25451953.post-59478468312474633172011-01-20T16:15:49.348-05:002011-01-20T16:15:49.348-05:00I don't think the one about the dog is bad. I...I don't think the one about the dog is bad. I think it just means the dog has short ears and a long tail. I don't think anyone actually cut them. Of course, I could be wrong.<br /><br />I remember when I was much younger, I was aware that nursery rhymes were mostly unrealistic in the present time. I'm just making this up here, but maybe they're even useful for kids. Maybe it will help them cope when they eventually learn that really bad things do happen in the world.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305645539286906463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25451953.post-66614993463056219512011-01-07T12:07:23.270-05:002011-01-07T12:07:23.270-05:00There are some that are not as gruesome, but remem...There are some that are not as gruesome, but remember culture birth control was not available and poverty was a very real thing. Houses burned easily and writing about what we think of as horrible things means we are not as desensitized to it as children had to be.<br /><br />Also look up frank baums short stories based on these stories in the Gutenberg books. (the man behind oz) he also wrote a series of father goose rhymes.rebekahknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281411845739064839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25451953.post-5024575965283271212011-01-07T11:01:19.869-05:002011-01-07T11:01:19.869-05:00Haha wait until you start to get into all the Brot...Haha wait until you start to get into all the Brothers Grimm fairytales...those were all written as cautionary tales to scare the crap out of young children. Thank God Disney beauties 'em up. lol <br /><br />But the original fairytales are gruesome and terrifying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434858910016605418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25451953.post-13666520317111300502011-01-07T08:04:23.354-05:002011-01-07T08:04:23.354-05:00You'll have to learn the meaning behind all th...You'll have to learn the meaning behind all the rhymes and teach Avery those...although they aren't usually better. For instance, Three Blind Mice is about some bishops who were executed by Queen Mary I of England (who was called, "The Farmer's Wife"). The bishops were all burned at the stake rather than beheaded. See, not better than cutting off their tails. I just found this book, which might be helpful. http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Words-Lightly-Thrown-Reason/dp/1592401309<br /><br />CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377911791186899394noreply@blogger.com