The new term has begun (goodness, I am not done with the previous yet!), and we've had introduction to a new course. I am doing a lecture on fairy tales this time, and to give the students a taste I read to them
The Story of the Grandmother. It aways comes as a shock to people who think that children's literature is about nice kitties and bunnies and naughty boys.
why is it the story of the grandmother? the grandmother is barely in it!
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Good point - I have always wondered
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