Fairy Tales
[Tt seems to me that the younger generation is very well catered for over the air these days, in play as well as in work. There is Just William for the boys, and Anne of Green Gables for the girls (though I have a sneaking suspicion that many of the boys and girls prefer the more orthodox thrills of "The Grey Shadow" and his confederates); Bryan O'Brien tells a pretty tale; the story of Silver Wolf at present being broadcast is reminiscent of Jack London’s "White Fang," and almost as good. ‘But the prize, I think, for juvenile entertainment goes to the Great Gildersleeve for his fairy tales. These are the good old stock tales--"Puss in Boots" was ‘the last I heard-but with a difference: they are told in the current American idiom. So when the Princess, for instance, asks Papa if the miller’s son may ride in their coach with them, the King says: "Sure, my dear. Shove over!" This is not, however, done to excess. The original story is still all there, and there is an element of spontaneity in the telling which appeals particularly. The modern child, so familiar with the American idiom from comics and films, will have little difficulty in appreciating it. And, after all, they stiil live happily ever after.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 420, 11 July 1947, Page 9
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218Fairy Tales New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 420, 11 July 1947, Page 9
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