Inside the Fairy Tale: Will He or Won’t He?

Authors

Gwenyth E. Hood, Marshall UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 1988

Abstract

The earth trembles. The Cinderlad stands appalled. His teeth are chattering like popcorn in a sack, The walls creak, the wind whistles in his ears, straw whips around his breast. Gripping a beam, he steadies and spits out the words, "If it grows no worse...

" In his mind, his eldest brother storms, "Exceptions are exceptions, not the rules!" Black eves beneath black hood reprove him angrily. "Consider the probabilities! Remember, all is accident. I'm glad you escaped with your skin the last time. But don'{ imagine that's a pattern. Sensible men retreat strategically,"

Comments

The Mythic Circle is published by the Mythopoeic Society.

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Copyright © 1988 The Mythic Circle. Printed with permission. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Hood, Gwenyth E. “Inside the Fairy Tale: Will He or Won’t He?” Mythic Circle 5 (Winter/Spring 1988): 27.