tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964930127582946260.post2062054497364948030..comments2010-05-27T12:10:05.302+10:00Comments on The Big Book Bonanza: Are there only a small number of plots in the world?bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17114168001136972746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964930127582946260.post-55311467969453093922009-11-05T22:00:04.693+11:002009-11-05T22:00:04.693+11:00In the original, she refuses to kill the prince an...In the original, she refuses to kill the prince and throws herself over the edge of the boat to dissolve into sea foam. But she is carried up by the daughters of the air and if she does good deeds for 300 years she will earn a soul, like a human. It's quite a religious story and her driving force seems to be more gaining a soul than the prince, quite a different take than modern versions.<br /><br />I refuse to comment about Saw :PNichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727532959085891390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964930127582946260.post-68326946303142108272009-11-05T20:54:53.027+11:002009-11-05T20:54:53.027+11:00It is true, Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothe...It is true, Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm didn't always have happy endings. For example, The Little Mermaid kills herself because she loses the prince (well, that's the story I have in a children's fairytale book I've had since childhood). <br /><br />I think it's a shame that children today don't see/read the original tales. I heard (can't remember what I was watching or where I heard it) that Humpty Dumpty is being changed in Britain to be put back together in the end. Why? <br /><br />Ideas in books and movies are definitely re-written with underlying tones of Cinderella or Belle or the Ugly Duckling. Although can you think of a fairytale that Saw could have originated from or be related to? ;pLauviahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838743834830983850noreply@blogger.com