Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for June 11, 2000
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Stone Soup by Jan Eliot Turning A Frog Into A Prince When Prince Charming Finally Calls... Val: I wish you wouldn't read so much fiction. Val: You know, I've tried to impress on my daughter that FAIRY TALES are just that... Joan: Women can't wait for some mythical handsome prince to come along with the magic slipper or magic kiss. Joan: But have you noticed there's ONE fairy tale that seems to have manifested itself into modern life...? Val: Yes. Val: Some days it's Beauty and The Beast everywhere you look. I LIKE BEER Man: Hey, sugar - why don't you look like THAT?
“Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.”—C.S. Lewis