Reading Diary A: English Fairy Tales

English Fairy Tales:

Tom Tit Tot:
Wow, this was a very strange tail.  It started with the pies and the girl eating them all, then it ended with her rising her life in order to have flax.  I didn't really understand what character was giving her this quiz on his names - was it an animal or what?  Thank goodness she got it right.

The Rose Tree:
Wow, this is quite a twisted tail as well.  The girl lost candles so the step mother killed her, dissected her, and then fed her organs to her father?  That is so disgusting.  I wonder what point the author was trying to make with this story.  It was dreadful.

The Old Woman and Her Pig:
This is a strange story as well (common theme).  I wonder why the author chose to write a story about a woman getting home and not focus on the journey as much as trying to make the journey sound catchy.  It was like a sing-along while reading it, but I hate all the death and destruction at the end of the story.

Binnorie:
Wow, all of these stories are weird.  I'll probably keep on saying that.  It's really sad that one sister would kill the other over a guy.  Obviously it's very painful to have the guy you love choose someone else, much less your sister, but killing the sister was very drastic and sad.

Cap o' Rushes:
Awww, this is a good story.  I love how Cap o' Rushes did not brag about getting along so well with the master's son and was so humble about the whole thing.  It stinks her wedding food had to taste so bad though - I feel like that is extreme to make everyone have nasty food just to make a point to her father.  Perhaps just his food could have been un-salted?  Anyways, I really like how everything came together at the end.  This was a wonderful tale!

A map of England

Source:  Wikipedia