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I thought this story was interesting, and a little weird. I
just never pictured ointment to be part of a fairy-tale like story, but I guess
that’s what makes this story unique and different. One thing I definitely want
to change is the ointment part. I know that is the main part of the story, but
I want to change it to a magic bubble! I want what the ointment does to the
baby and the nurse to be something a bubble does when it hits the eyes of the
baby and the nurse.
I think this will be more fun than an ointment doing the
magic. I thought the nurse was also an interesting character. I would like to
add in her internal thoughts into my own story because I found myself wondering
more about her personality and her intentions while I was reading the original
story. My favorite part was when she tries to see what the ointment does for herself.
This reminded me of the popular phrase “curiosity killed the cat.” I feel this
was the moral of the story. I would like to include this phrase into my story.
I did find this story to be not something I liked as much,
but it did show how different fairy-tales can be. I can’t imagine how many more
tales I have not readin my childhood after reading this. This story makes me
want to read more fairy-tale like stories!
Bibliography: Joseph Jacob's English Fairy Tales: Fairy Ointment
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