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    Modernised, Upsized Fairy Tales For Teens
    Modernised, Upsized Fairy Tales For Teens
    Modernised, Upsized Fairy Tales For Teens
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    Modernised, Upsized Fairy Tales For Teens

    By John Muir

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    Though I have described this collection as fairy tales for teens, it is also very much for those people up to 100 years old who can remember reading these tales in their youth. Most of the collection is my adaption of some of these old, but well known fairy tales I remember reading in my youth. In adapting these ancient tales, I have kept, in the main, to the theme of the original story, where it has been convenient. Mostly though, I have brought the tales up to date with some modernisation, bringing the stories into the 21st century, and have added significant amounts of conversation and story. Plus, I have added a couple of my own "fairy tales".

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Muir
    Release dateMay 18, 2015
    ISBN9781311585516
    Modernised, Upsized Fairy Tales For Teens
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    John Muir

    John Muir (21 April 1838 – 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.

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      Modernised, Upsized Fairy Tales For Teens - John Muir

      MODERNISED, UPSIZED, FAIRY TALES FOR TEENS

      JOHN MUIR

      Copyright John Robert Muir 2015. John Robert Muir asserts the legal and moral rights to be identified as the author of this work.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent and permission of the publisher.

      DISCLAIMER:

      These stories are works of fiction. The names and characters are from the imagination of the author and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead is entirely coincidental. If you think the author has written about you, your ego is greater than your imagination or common sense.

      LICENCE NOTES:

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. It remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favourite retailer, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      The author and publisher wish to thank the many individuals for ideas, inspiration, editing, encouragement and support. Particular thanks to Noeline Grant, Kati Kati, New Zealand, for giving permission to use her photograph as my cover image.

      Published in EBooks 2015

      EBooks ISBN:

      AUTHORS NOTE

      This collection of stories is mostly adapted from some fairy tales that were well known in my youth. In adapting these ancient tales, I have kept, in the main, to the basic theme of the original story, where it has been convenient. Mostly though, I have brought the tales up to date and have added significant amounts of conversation and story. Plus I have included a couple of my own fairy tales.

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      CONTENTS INDEX

      SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN MINERS

      A SOAP SLIPPERY BATH IMP

      RUMPLED SILK SKIN

      PATCH

      THE BILLY GOATS GRUFF BROTHERS

      GOLDIE LOCKE & THE THREE BEARDS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      *****

      SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN MINERS

      You might like to learn about the real story about this kid who used to live on a dairy farm. It was in an almost perfect setting on the lush green and grassy side under the gentle eastern slopes of a mountain the locals called Cave Mountain. It was named Cave Mountain because the western side was steep, very rocky, and honeycombed with caves formed from the vents still existing from when the western side exploded out during a time when the mountain was volcanically active. The caves were left after lava flowed out its side.

      Rumours of the existence of gold or precious gems in the caves lingered, though nobody explored them in modern times. The rocky ground, barren of topsoil and still lava caked, was no good for farming. The presence of so many caves and pits made the area downright dangerous. So nobody lived on those slopes.

      However the eastern side was a complete contrast; lush, fertile and green, there were many farms occupying the gentle slopes. One of those farms was owned by the recently married, but somewhat weird or eccentric, Mr. and Mrs. White. When they discovered Mrs. White was pregnant, they were hoping they would have a boy. That would be helpful around the farm. A boy could do all those tough jobs like fencing, digging and clearing drains. They were so sure they were going to have a boy they even picked out a boy’s name for the new baby. Blake.

      Yes, Blake White would be the best name, they thought. Though all the ‘rellies’ thought it was pretty stupid because it sounded like Black White.

      So when a daughter was born, instead of a son, the ‘rellies’ were pleased because they thought the parents would choose a good name; like Jennifer, or Charlotte, or maybe even Melissa.

      But Mr. and Mrs. White were annoyed the baby was a girl. It was the opposite of what they wanted. Because the ‘rellies’ had thought the boys name sounded like Black White, and they had got opposite of what they wanted, they decided to call the daughter Snow White, just to annoy the ‘rellies.’ Relations thought that was pretty stupid too. Well, I did warn you that the White’s were weird.

      That though is not the only strange thing, because it was not like the fairy tale. In the fairy tale, Snow White had black hair, and her parents named her Snow White because her skin was white like the colour of milk. Now-a-days, if a child was born that white, they would rush them off to hospital and give the baby all sorts of vitamins to get some colour in their skin.

      No, the Snow White in our story had really ginger hair and lots of freckles. The skin between the freckles though, was very white. As soon as Mr. and Mrs. White saw this they realized she would not be much help doing any outdoor tasks around the farm, not even driving a tractor to feed out the hay, because her white complexion meant she would have to stay out of the sun wearing a pile of clothes and hats to prevent her skin getting sun-burned. She would just have to stay indoors and learn to be a very, very good cook, and be a very good housekeeper.

      Importantly, let me tell you, having red hair can be a real advantage. When you travel to Asian countries like Japan, China, Indonesia or the Philippines and so on, you’ll get treated like royalty. But I’ll tell you more about that later.

      Some of the nasty-mouth neighbours nicknamed the baby Red White, but that did not stick for long.

      Just after Snow White was born, one of her aunties, living on another nearby farm, also had a baby. The aunty called her baby, Wanda. Wanda had black hair and lovely caramel coloured skin. No problem with farm work there.

      Anyone, who is really honest, knows that all babies look really ugly when they are born. Yet parents always think their baby is beautiful and any girl is going to be the next Miss World, when really they look like something from out of this world.

      Snow White, as a baby, and through her early years, did look like an alien from out of this world. Her same-age cousin, Wanda, however did look like something that could become Miss World.

      Just before Snow turned two, Mr. and Mrs. White had another baby. This one was a dark haired boy, so Snow’s parents were very happy. At last they had someone who could help on the farm when he grew older. Now they had a boy, they could use the name Blake. The ‘rellies’ were still not pleased.

      So, in the early years, Mr. and Mrs. White kept Snow indoors and away from the eyes of ‘rellies,’ visitors, and out of the sun. For her part, Snow was becoming a really good cook and loved reading books, especially recipe books. But that was not all. She loved dressmaking and clothes-designing; not just for women, because she also made some pretty cool stuff for her Dad. Her housekeeping skills were pretty good, though she hated vacuuming, only doing it when it was noticeably bad.

      Meanwhile, Wanda, the pretty black-haired cousin, was carted around the baby shows when she was small, even won a few prizes; and as she grew older, entered a few of those youth beauty pageants, but

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