Friday, December 14, 2007

Tyler, age 11

Responds to the Russian folk tale Baba Yaga:

Why did the gates, the servant girl, the big dog, and the thin black cat help Natasha escape?
Tyler: The gates, the servant girl, the big dog and the thin black cat helped Natasha because she did them all a nice favor.

Why did Natasha's small gifts mean so much?
Tyler: These small gifts meant a lot because Baga Yaga never gave the servant girl or cat or dog or the gates anything, so they meant a lot.

Comments?
Tyler: I thought the story was brilliant! A spectacular mixture of Cinderella and that one story with the two kids going to the witch's house of gingerbread {I can't remember the name, sorry}. But anyway, great story!

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