No not the movie. A spiritual sequel to my LotR Fan Fic post.
You ever wondered what kind of impact fairy tales would have on their characters? Something I was working today got me to thinking…
- Hansel and Gretel – After their adventures, grew up opposed to sweets and became extreme healthy food nuts. Only meat and salads for them! (A later run-in with Babba Yaga would cause some minor confusion.)
- Sleeping Beauty – Not only insisted on having others do her sewing, but also became very snobbish about her sleeping arrangements and always insisted on the most high quality beds. She probably became an early investor and adopter of alarm clocks.
- Beauty and the Beast – Both of them worked together to set up the kingdom’s equivalent of the ASPCA.
- The Little Mermaid – Went on to develop sign language.
- Snow White – Banned apples from the kingdom, later encouraged potatoes as a new diet staple.
- Cinderella – Probably encouraged and supported the first unions.
- Three Little Pigs – The survivors went on to develop housing codes.
- Little Red Riding Hood – Created LifeLock.
- Three Billy Goats Gruff – Um… too soon for bridge jokes?
(whether these are referencing the original source or the pop culture meme of the tale… I went with whichever is funnier)
Anyway, that was just some fun I was inspired by this morning. Feel free to throw in your own “what happened in ever after” of the above tales or some I didn’t think about. (I especially love finding out about other cultures’ tales.)
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