Reading Notes: English Fairy Tales, Reading B
I really liked reading all the interesting English fairy tales. There are very fascinating in that each and every story has unique and different plots that can teach important lessons.
Although I liked reading all the English fairy tale stories, one that really stood out and drew a real interest in my heart was the story of Mr. Fox. I like the beginning of the story that tells just how brave and exceptional Mr. Fox was: "But of them all, the bravest and most gallant was a Mr Fox. No one knew who Mr Fox was; but he was certainty brave, and surely rich, and of all her lovers Lady Mary cared for him alone." That's a powerful and exceptional character, and it's no wonder why Lady Mary fell for him.
It's very suspicious, however, for Mr. Fox to disclose his location and castle to his prospective in-laws: "Lady Mary asked Mr Fox where they should live, and he described to her his castle, and where it was; but, strange to say, did not ask her or her brothers to come and see it."
The old Roman saying, Fortune favors the Bold, just stood out in my mind when I read this line: "she came at last to it, and a fine strong house it was, with high walls and a deep moat. And when she came up to the gateway she saw written on it: Be bold, be bold." It perhaps was this bold mindset of Mr. Fox that got him to marry Lady Mary.
I didn't like this particular wall post much: "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, Lest that your heart's blood should run cold." I thought this kind of mental attitude was dangerous. Someone with this kind of bloody mind could easily hurt others.
Oh my god.. This scene was so bloody and cruel that it almost made me throw up: "Why, bodies and skeletons of beautiful young ladies all stained with blood."
This criminal, Mr. Fox, was looking for victims: "Mr Fox dragging a beautiful young lady along from the gateway to the door."
This was extreme, an act of pure evil: "But it was tightly fixed, and would not come off, so Mr Fox cursed and swore, and drew his sword, raised it, and brought it down upon the hand of the poor lady."
How could someone be so cruel and evil like Mr. Fox? It made me think about the philosophy of human mind.
This guy was so double-faced: "'Dreams go by contraries,' said Mr Fox; 'but tell us your dream, and your sweet voice will make the time pass till the happy hour comes.'" What a lying hypocrite was Mr. Fox? I thought this was how Mr. Fox could have fooled so many ladies.
It's interesting how Mr. Fox was denying the wall posts so vehemently: "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, Lest that your heart's blood should run cold.'It is not so, nor it was not so,' said Mr Fox."
This was truly intense, the climax of this gruesome story: "'But it is so, and it was so. Here's hand and ring I have to show,' and pulled out the lady's hand from her dress, and pointed it straight at Mr Fox."
Mr. Fox faced a really bad ending for himself: "At once her brothers and her friends drew their swords and cut Mr Fox into a thousand pieces."
This story was really powerful and intense, full of suspense, actions, and vivid visual details. I really like the fascinating story of Mr. Fox.
Bibliography:
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890).
Although I liked reading all the English fairy tale stories, one that really stood out and drew a real interest in my heart was the story of Mr. Fox. I like the beginning of the story that tells just how brave and exceptional Mr. Fox was: "But of them all, the bravest and most gallant was a Mr Fox. No one knew who Mr Fox was; but he was certainty brave, and surely rich, and of all her lovers Lady Mary cared for him alone." That's a powerful and exceptional character, and it's no wonder why Lady Mary fell for him.
It's very suspicious, however, for Mr. Fox to disclose his location and castle to his prospective in-laws: "Lady Mary asked Mr Fox where they should live, and he described to her his castle, and where it was; but, strange to say, did not ask her or her brothers to come and see it."
The old Roman saying, Fortune favors the Bold, just stood out in my mind when I read this line: "she came at last to it, and a fine strong house it was, with high walls and a deep moat. And when she came up to the gateway she saw written on it: Be bold, be bold." It perhaps was this bold mindset of Mr. Fox that got him to marry Lady Mary.
I didn't like this particular wall post much: "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, Lest that your heart's blood should run cold." I thought this kind of mental attitude was dangerous. Someone with this kind of bloody mind could easily hurt others.
Oh my god.. This scene was so bloody and cruel that it almost made me throw up: "Why, bodies and skeletons of beautiful young ladies all stained with blood."
This criminal, Mr. Fox, was looking for victims: "Mr Fox dragging a beautiful young lady along from the gateway to the door."
This was extreme, an act of pure evil: "But it was tightly fixed, and would not come off, so Mr Fox cursed and swore, and drew his sword, raised it, and brought it down upon the hand of the poor lady."
How could someone be so cruel and evil like Mr. Fox? It made me think about the philosophy of human mind.
This guy was so double-faced: "'Dreams go by contraries,' said Mr Fox; 'but tell us your dream, and your sweet voice will make the time pass till the happy hour comes.'" What a lying hypocrite was Mr. Fox? I thought this was how Mr. Fox could have fooled so many ladies.
It's interesting how Mr. Fox was denying the wall posts so vehemently: "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, Lest that your heart's blood should run cold.'It is not so, nor it was not so,' said Mr Fox."
He seemed like a typical murderer who kills people secretly.
This was truly intense, the climax of this gruesome story: "'But it is so, and it was so. Here's hand and ring I have to show,' and pulled out the lady's hand from her dress, and pointed it straight at Mr Fox."
Mr. Fox faced a really bad ending for himself: "At once her brothers and her friends drew their swords and cut Mr Fox into a thousand pieces."
This story was really powerful and intense, full of suspense, actions, and vivid visual details. I really like the fascinating story of Mr. Fox.
Mr. Fox. Source: Bloody Murderer, Mr. Fox
Bibliography:
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890).
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