I couldn't resist taking this photo of the all the cute gingerbread men during my trip to the Movie World in Gold Coast. You see, as a child I was fascinated with the story of "The Gingerbread Man". Imagine baking a gingerbread man and upon opening the oven, he jumped up and ran out of the door, saying, "Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me! I'm the gingerbread man!" What captivated me was the cute gingerbread man running away and no one could catch him except when he was tricked by the fox and eventually got eaten up. I recalled getting very upset with the ending because I just didn't want the gingerbread man to die (in this case to be eaten) and was very angry with the sly fox.
Now that I'm an adult, the story no longer captivates me. As a matter of fact, I find it appalling. Can you imagine how horrifying it can be for a young mind to look upon the gingerbread man as a hero and then suddenly he got eaten bit by bit by the fox until he couldn't talk anymore. Gosh, what an aghast story!!! Eww... and to think that this story is a classic for children. So to all parents out there, please be careful what you read to your children lest their minds be disturbed and if you really want to read such stories to them, do come up with a moral value or whatever...
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Philippe Caristan - Many years ago, when i could read - or should i say when my kids would listen to me, lol, i mostly read some nice and harmless stories, but many classic animated movies eg. Bambi, King Lion, Anastasia... do have some scary parts, but i believe it's part of what they have to learn, they have to know that everything is not good, with an happy ending, drama do exist. Of course they will have enough time to experience it throughout their lives, and i agree that parents should talk with them about it, because evey kid is different, and you never know how your kid will interpret stories. Some will clezrly stay "outside" of the story and will consider it as a fiction, whereas some will be fully inside the story, as if it was real life...
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Dave Coutts - Its like you're immune system, if your house is too sterile, your kids immune system won't toughen up from fighting off pathogens and then when one does come along, their bodies aren't prepared for it.
I do agree with you that the story seemed horrific, knowing that the gingerbread is not just bread but a living one. Well we could always give the good side of a story but still I find that story grusome if interpreted in a film directed by the like of mel gibson lol
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nice write up :)
Philippe - I do agree that children should be exposed and not overly protected from harsh realities. Appreciate your feedback... =)
Dave - You do have a point. Thanks for sharing your views... ")
Glens - I, for sure, will definitely not watch the movie. Hehe...
lol! i find the story funny though.. i dunno if i've childlike mindset this early morning wake up, but then maybe because in the eyes of a child, superficial effects captivates them the most like what you had when you were young Lyne. I would let them feel what you had felt and let them go with the realization as well that, they're actually humans. Fiction and facts would never go together, the big difference is that, in reality they have the liberty to choose what actions to take. To flight or to fight.To laze or to equip selves on life's reality.
Today the kids are exposed to storied in so many ways and forms with the explosion
In times where you got a purple dinosour , cats and dogs attached to each other, in todays world people use "political correctness" to discuss why something is wrong, to the extend of Superman and Batman lol
For my and Junior Vadai is not about the story but the togetherness and closeness when he reads a book to me (hahaha) or vice versa.
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Owen - Oh dear, why do I have the feeling that I'm gonna be an over-protective mother?
Darthvadai - Noted with thanks. it's the quality time spent... =)
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Philippe Caristan - (Maybe because you're not yet a mother..;) When you'll be a mother, maybe you'll think in a different way ;))
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Owen Balaba - yes! take it at a time lyne..enjoy motherhood first..:)
Fairy tales are written to explain the world to children, in a way they can easily understand it. I never liked them, neither as a child neither as an adult but usually they're considered as 'life-lessons' for children or as 'warnings' for the 'bad things' that can happen in later life.
la Baronne Bénédicte - Appreciate you dropping by and leaving your comment behind. God bless... =)
Honestly, i hate this gingerbread story.
i remember clearly the day i first read this story, i was terrified.
it's even worse to see the cartoon on tv.
this is definitely not the storybook i'm gonna buy for AW and BMW.
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