Nine Fairy Tales and One More Thrown in for Good Measure, Karel Čapek
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I couldn't decide if this book is one that I'd enjoy reading with older kids or not... It's very well told and the stories are both humerus and interesting...
At page 19, the last paragraph is a good ending for the story and I really can't say more than that without giving it away. But, like I said this is well written stuff.
Immediately, he called in his best detectives. A detective, children, is a gentleman who works for the secret police. He dresses in regular clothes like any of us, but he is always in disguise so that no one can recognize him. A detective always figures out everything, finds out everything, catches up with everyone, accomplishes everything, and isn’t frightened of anything. As you can see, to be a detective is not such an easy thing. p21
I had to chuckle at this, since there are SO many detective stories out there right now on TV and such.
To make the story short, let me just tell you that people, wherever they live, know how to express gratitude. And whether dark pagans or naked men in the jungles of India, they aren’t a bit less kind than any of us, and that’s the truth. p44
You really have to have read the story to understand why I thought this was a noteworthy note, other than the fact that it emphasizes that all people are capable of kindness.
Oh yes, in Peanut’s time there were none of those cranky, crazy cars zooming everywhere. In those days one drove slowly, with class, and with a clamor. Nowadays, no driver can crack his whip or click his tongue at the horses the way the late Sulitka did - god rest his soul - and no driver has a companion as intelligent as peanut, pushing forward, barking, and spreading terror. Today, when a car flies by it leaves behind its stench and if you look where it’s gone, you can’t even see it through the dust! Believe me, peanut was a far more competent driver. p69
A nice look into nostalgia right there. Makes me want to get back to those times myself, almost.
The dog’s tale is a good story, well told, but then they’re all well told and are also a story within a story, which a lot of these are. It adds coolness that I can't really put into words.
The end of a bird‘s tale is amazing.
The tramp‘s tale was highly repetitive, a little different, but was amusing all the same.
The final story, the mailman‘s tale breaks and lifts your heart all at once.
That's it for notes, review will have to wait, since I need to get back to what I actually do for a living. :p
At page 19, the last paragraph is a good ending for the story and I really can't say more than that without giving it away. But, like I said this is well written stuff.
Immediately, he called in his best detectives. A detective, children, is a gentleman who works for the secret police. He dresses in regular clothes like any of us, but he is always in disguise so that no one can recognize him. A detective always figures out everything, finds out everything, catches up with everyone, accomplishes everything, and isn’t frightened of anything. As you can see, to be a detective is not such an easy thing. p21
I had to chuckle at this, since there are SO many detective stories out there right now on TV and such.
To make the story short, let me just tell you that people, wherever they live, know how to express gratitude. And whether dark pagans or naked men in the jungles of India, they aren’t a bit less kind than any of us, and that’s the truth. p44
You really have to have read the story to understand why I thought this was a noteworthy note, other than the fact that it emphasizes that all people are capable of kindness.
Oh yes, in Peanut’s time there were none of those cranky, crazy cars zooming everywhere. In those days one drove slowly, with class, and with a clamor. Nowadays, no driver can crack his whip or click his tongue at the horses the way the late Sulitka did - god rest his soul - and no driver has a companion as intelligent as peanut, pushing forward, barking, and spreading terror. Today, when a car flies by it leaves behind its stench and if you look where it’s gone, you can’t even see it through the dust! Believe me, peanut was a far more competent driver. p69
A nice look into nostalgia right there. Makes me want to get back to those times myself, almost.
The dog’s tale is a good story, well told, but then they’re all well told and are also a story within a story, which a lot of these are. It adds coolness that I can't really put into words.
The end of a bird‘s tale is amazing.
The tramp‘s tale was highly repetitive, a little different, but was amusing all the same.
The final story, the mailman‘s tale breaks and lifts your heart all at once.
That's it for notes, review will have to wait, since I need to get back to what I actually do for a living. :p
