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Shrunk to Fit - 1. Shattered

How to continue a fairy tale?

Ball over, she stands, recalling words overheard; burnt into a jealous soul.

Ugly? Never. You’re beautiful.

A slipper shard hangs, bloodied, from her hand.

No more charming.

Satisfied, she steps over the bodies – her prince and his man – and leaves.

A revised version of a piece originally posted on my external blog, A Pencil Is Best. A challenge run monthly by YeahWrite, you're given a prompt, an exact wordcount, and a theoretical 24 hours in which to complete the story.
Any comments, thoughts, and constructive criticism you may have are welcome.
Copyright © 2019 northie; All Rights Reserved.
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Fairytales were constructed to teach young people how they should behave by those who had an incentive to perpetuate the existing societal structure, sometimes emphasizing the merits of remaining in your social class. People, especially outsiders, were punished for violating social rules. And others were rewarded for following the rules.

European and East Asian societies were patriarchal, so the fairytales reflected that bias.

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Cinderella, as directed by Hitchcock?

Fairy tales are subject to the whims of the times in which they are written. Unfortunately, too many become considered classics without taking into account the attitudes of those very times, and then it's hard to de-classic them later on. Adults do not always consider the implications of the stories their kids are reading or watching. If a parent asks a kid what's on TV, and they say Cinderella, most parents will smile and walk away, figuring it's harmless. Very few will look alarmed and scream, "That sexist bullshit! You turn that off!"

I'm with Mr. Hazday. Parents today should be careful about letting their kids watch the cartoons we grew up watching.  As an adult, I still love Bugs Bunny. But in reality, he would be doing twenty to life for some of the stuff he did in those old cartoons! :)

 

 

 

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Upon rereading this tale, I’ve come to the conclusion that the protagonist is actually one of Cinderella’s stepsisters! Her unconventional beauty was long described as ‘ugly.’ She has much more incentive to retaliate against the Prince for his inability to look beyond the surface and see her true worth.

Even after cutting off her toes to attempt to squeeze into the glass slipper, the Prince had the nerve to declare that she was not worthy of his love. How much bigger a sacrifice would she need to make to prove her love to the Charming One? The last straw was when the two boys couldn’t stop laughing at her pain!

The results were inevitable…
;–)
 

Accusing Cinderella of this gory and vicious crime is fake news!

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