The Fairytale Library holds this moment gathered on the back of a drinks menu printed on pale yellow paper.
Three Little Pigs
“Huffing + puffing and blow your house down.” Wolf - brick house - failing. Just trying to blow + failing. Soon: realisation, not everything in life is as it seems.
I’m not a fussy/colour person: I value security more than comfort. Spartan cottage: block stones, thatched roof. Feels solid. No frills. No flowers.
Inside: three little pigs: they’re okay. They’ve got little blue hats on. Not panicking. Inside, locked + safe.
That makes me sound like I had a spartan safe childhood: far from it.
Trying to reassure pigs it would be okay, asking them not to open the door. Hope wolf will realise he can’t win, and go.
I don’t know enough about him to know if he’s safe or not. I had to learn to not be over protective of [people, which is crossed out and replaced with the word] women.
This book was written by “a 57 year old whose motto is, be curious, be kind.”
Words that are underlined: - spartan cottage - no frills - asking them not to open the door - I had to learn to not be over-protective of (people, which is crossed out and replaced with) women
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