Source: Erica
星期天,姪仔和姪女每人拿著一本中文圖書要我講故事,Sure!
姪女那本圖書叫“好奇的小白兔”,講述兩只小白兔爬進樹下發光的洞,竟進入了另一個森林。剛才所見的光,原是來自湖泊裡發光的東西。他們正想伸手去拿的時候,突然大樹伯伯說道:“不要碰,否則後果會很嚴重!”但是有一只小白兔實在太好奇,一口把發光的東西吃了,過了不久竟變成了石頭。故事最後的教訓寫道: “所以,小朋友,千萬要聽別人的勸告,不要胡亂嘗試一些新奇的東西啊!(完)”
WHAT? 我當然沒有讀出來,哪有叫小朋友不試新事物的“教訓”!
於是我唯有說:千萬不要把來歷不明的東西放進口裡啊。”沒有把荒謬訊息灌輸給姪女,phew,松一口氣。
翻看內頁,原來故事是禁毒常務委員會有份參與,“新奇的東西”是指毒品,但兒童故事總不能以偏概全,真是….。
Next。姪仔那本叫“調皮的小羊”,講述小羊不聽媽媽說會下雨的勸告外出游玩,於是被困在森林,還遇上兩頭狼。幸好得到其他動物的幫助,才得以脫離險境。故事的結局是“第二天,羊爸爸和羊媽媽準備了豐盛的午餐,答謝小羊的朋友。大家快快樂樂地吃著,小羊卻垂下了頭坐在一旁。(完)”
我的反應是: -_-! 。小羊不聽話,既已得到教訓(遇上狼),但懲罰還未夠;即使差點送命,還是得不到父母的包容和關愛,要孤獨地在群眾歡笑聲中靜思己過,更沒有朋友理會他。這是什麼兒童故事呀?當然,我唯有故事改良過才告訴姪仔。
查實我小時候也看很多很多這種童話寓言故事,內容更誇張更不合理的都有,比如說,背信棄義的小兵殺死巫婆,奪去打火匣,召喚出狗怪,來搶劫公主,強奪王位,並以此完場。
從前的童話故事也不一定單純,都是搶女人的戲份,一時坐飛廂,一時召狗怪,一時靠什麼法寶的,但至少天馬行空,比現在的圖書精彩可讀。
看年紀吧,很小的時候,可以學Erica一般自己改良解釋,到大一點,我還是希望她們喜歡看童話故事。
June 24, 2008 at 11:51 am
所以我喜歡看叮噹,因為故事人物就好像你身邊的人及朋友。
June 24, 2008 at 12:16 pm
全知全能的正義VC上帝啊!請你帶領我們,鬥死鬥臭爛果寫手。我們都是無知的羊,讓我們將生命中所有決定,交給像全知全能的正義VC上帝,免受爛果魔鬼的引誘。願全知全能的正義VC上帝永遠與我們同在,也與我們的心靈同在,阿門。
June 25, 2008 at 9:46 am
童話故事…. 故意作一些大人覺得適合小孩的造作故事, 想起也覺白痴
試問我們大家有哪個受這些造作故事影響而長大的???
June 25, 2008 at 5:51 pm
有時說到什麼人要殺死另一個人的故事時,也不知怎樣說出口,唯有匆匆帶過。
其實市面上仍有很多好的兒童故事,不過,家長要小心過濾。
June 25, 2008 at 10:54 pm
to Cat: your comment apply only to your life.
There are many good children fables. For example The tortoies and the hare, One thousand and one nights, the wolf in sheep’s clothing, the fisherman and his nets, the frog’s complaint against the sun and many more.
A society without fantasy and fable is society with no dream and imagination.
June 26, 2008 at 8:13 am
To 14K
I think the experience and thinking of parent and grandpa own life that’s enough to be tales.
1. is real story
2. histirical
That’s should be better than “Once upon a time…”
June 26, 2008 at 8:14 am
sorry, mistake, it should be “historical”
June 26, 2008 at 9:18 am
to CAT:
I think you have no children. I think you are bore. I think you are single. You live with pets. You consider animal is human. You are out of touch with reality.
Please be realistic and look around. In your society, most family is double income family. These double income families have personal maids take care of babies and children. Personal maid takes care of children. Also there are single parent families and orphans that have no parents to tell their personal stories.
It is logical and convenience for close relatives, teachers or personal friends to pickup books of fable and read to children.
I think you have no dream. I think you have no imagnation. I think you are bore.
People do not believe fable and fantasy are machines.
YOU ARE A MACHINE.
June 26, 2008 at 2:59 pm
我在想, 又不是香港 d 廢物”創作人” 的作品吧, 不看也罷.
p.s. google doc 好像 ok 好用….