Posts tagged ‘Cinderella’

Three Wish Stories

March 27th, 2010

The first rule of granting wishes is “Be careful what you wish for–you might get it.” Three themes exist in the make-a-wish stories: the one wish that sets the machinery of the universe in motion the unthinking wish that must be corrected by the last wish the no-matter-what-you-wish, it will turn out badly–the monkey’s paw [...]

Good wish or bad witch?

October 9th, 2009

What’s the difference between a wicked witch and a fairy godmother? A wicked witch, as opposed to other witches, works magic to have power over others, to force them to do her bidding against their will A good working definition of evil is power over others, making others do what we wants against their will [...]