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Detailed descriptions of Mt. Ida, Asgard, and some of the principal heroes, were given. But, though the little audience seemed interested in the introductory remarks, these never came back when the children were called upon to reproduce the story. The narrator at once plunged into the story part. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF MOUNT IDA ASGARD AND SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL HEROES WERE GIVEN BUT THOUGH THE LITTLE AUDIENCE SEEMED INTERESTED IN THE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS THESE NEVER CAME BACK WHEN THE CHILDREN WERE CALLED UPON TO REPRODUCE THE STORY THE NARRATOR AT ONCE PLUNGED INTO THE STORY PART
hristmas time. The story as it came from the lips of the children referred to the "turkey," and "goose" was used in only one instance. As the story was to appeal to our children, the word was changed to suit their ideas. Again, in the story of Red Riding-Hood we preferred to use the German ending, as it leaves a far happier impression on the minds of the children than the accepted English version. The incongruity of the wolf's swallowing whole the grandmother and child does not destroy the child's enjoyment of the story, while the happy release of both grandmother and little girl forms a suitable close. Also, as this old story handed down in so many languages is an interpretation of one of the Sun myths, it seems better to cling to the original, especially when it meets so entirely with the child's approval. Before presenting the Norse myths for reading, they had been the subject of many conversations, queries and illustrations. Some were even dramatized--in a childlike way, of course. ICH GRACES THE TABLE AT CHRISTMAS TIME THE STORY AS IT CAME FROM THE LIPS OF THE CHILDREN REFERRED TO THE TURKEY AND GOOSE WAS USED IN ONLY ONE INSTANCE AS THE STORY WAS TO APPEAL TO OUR CHILDREN THE WORD WAS CHANGED TO SUIT THEIR IDEAS AGAIN IN THE STORY OF RED RIDING HOOD WE PREFERRED TO USE THE GERMAN ENDING AS IT LEAVES A FAR HAPPIER IMPRESSION ON THE MINDS OF THE CHILDREN THAN THE ACCEPTED ENGLISH VERSION THE INCONGRUITY OF THE WOLF'S SWALLOWING HOLE THE GRANDMOTHER AND CHILD DOES NOT DESTROY THE CHILD'S ENJOYMENT OF THE STORY WHILE THE HAPPY RELEASE OF BOTH GRANDMOTHER AND LITTLE GIRL FORMS A SUITABLE CLOSE ALSO AS THIS OLD STORY HANDED DOWN IN SO MANY LANGUAGES AS AN INTERPRETATION OF ONE OF THE SUN MYTHS IT SEEMS BETTER TO CLING TO THE ORIGINAL ESPECIALLY WHEN IT MEETS SO ENTIRELY WITH THE CHILD'S APPROVAL BEFORE PRESENTING THE NORSE MYTHS FOR READING THEY HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY CONVERSATIONS QUERIES AND ILLUSTRATIONS SOME WERE EVEN DRAMATIZED IN A CHILDLIKE WAY OF COURSE
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