Fairy tales, then, are not responsible for producing in children fear, or any of the shapes of fear; fairy tales do not give the child the idea of the evil or the ugly; that is in the child already, because it is in the world already. Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey.
- G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Why We Should Encourage Our Children to Read . . .
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A good reminder, today.
ReplyDeleteHope is so important. Our children should all know that the bogey can be defeated.
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