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Sequoia

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44. No Fairy Tale as a kid, but

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 09:08 PM

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Bible story about the prophet Elisha who was angry at children taunting him for being bald and he got very angry and had God make two female bears come growling out and kill all the children.

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When you were a youngster what Fairy Tale gave you the chills. Instead of helping you go to sleep, it kept you up? Mine [View all] debm55 Aug 15 OP

Not a fairy tale; a poem. "The Wreck Of The Hesperus". Aristus Aug 15 #1

Thank you very much for sharing that with us, Aristus. debm55 Aug 15 #2

Creepy, creepy narrative poems! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 15 #22

None that I recall SheltieLover Aug 15 #3

Thank you SheltieLover. You were a very brave kid, debm55 Aug 15 #5

No, I've always felt the brain is like a drain. Fill it with garbage & it becomes a sewer. SheltieLover Aug 15 #10

Thanks. I will remember that. debm55 Aug 15 #13

No offense to you or anyone who watches ugly stuff SheltieLover Aug 15 #14

That and little red ridinghood. I cried so hard when applegrove Aug 15 #4

"Baby of Mine" was the song. How do I remember--I still cry if I see that scene. Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 Aug 15 #7

YES! Little orphaned Dumbo! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 15 #9

The Red Shoes - by Hans Christian Anderson some_of_us_are_sane Aug 15 #6

I agree with you. Another one is the Little Mermaid which has the Disney film ending totally different from the story. debm55 Aug 15 #11

Hans Christian Anderson is so dark! Must be that endless night in Scandinavian winter nt yellowdogintexas Aug 18 #63

I agree, yellowdogtexas some_of_us_are_sane Aug 18 #67

Not a fairy tale, piddyprints Aug 15 #8

I agree with you, piddyprints. In addition to the prayer, the print of the waves crashing into a walking bridge with an debm55 Aug 15 #12

Hansel & Gretel was mine too MustLoveBeagles Aug 15 #15

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Aug 15 #17

The Lottery. Sneederbunk Aug 15 #16

Thank you Sneederbunk. for sharing. debm55 Aug 15 #18

That was shocking. Read that in highschool I think. applegrove Aug 15 #24

Off hand no fairy tale leaps to mind. I guess a few might have bothered me for a short time...but immediately I.... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #19

Thank you very much, I remember Little Lulu. debm55 Aug 15 #20

Little Lulu was kind of creepy. Can't quite explain why, but creepy. Ocelot II Aug 15 #23

Little Orphan Annie (The Elf Child). A poem, not a story, but I always thought it was creepy. Ocelot II Aug 15 #21

Thank you Ocelot II, It does send chills through me. debm55 Aug 15 #26

When my son was little, murielm99 Aug 16 #40

How wonderful, Thank you murielm99 for sharing with your child. debm55 Aug 16 #45

I did a recital of Little Orphan Annie in a talent show when I was around 6 yellowdogintexas Aug 18 #64

I was born in 1944. rog Aug 15 #25

Oh my, that is scarry. Thank you rog. debm55 Aug 15 #27

My grandmother had a lot of really old books in her bookcase. rog Aug 15 #33

I think I saw that book at the home of a kid I played with! Ocelot II Aug 15 #28

There was this one about how Republicans actually cared about people. greatauntoftriplets Aug 15 #29

Thank you greatauntoftriplets.They never have .. And looking at our future. they never will.. debm55 Aug 15 #38

Agreed. greatauntoftriplets Aug 15 #39

Must agree about Hansel and Gretel. Polly Hennessey Aug 15 #30

Hansel & Gretel here as well. I recall crying as my Mom read it to me. I was about 3 or 4 Yrs old. No Vested Interest Aug 15 #31

Thank you No Vested Interest. Yes I cried too. I was also afraid of the witch. debm55 Aug 15 #35

Me too, Polly Hennessey, Me too. debm55 Aug 15 #36

The Gospel narrative. Also, The Little Match Girl. It terrified me that no one would help her. Gaugamela Aug 15 #32

Thank you Gaugamela. When I was young , they would tell the story of the End of the World. It would terrify me with debm55 Aug 15 #34

that was a rough one!!! nt yellowdogintexas Aug 18 #65

I hated The Red Shoes rickyhall Aug 15 #37

Thank you , very much, Some Fairy Tales are actually frightening to kids. I'm glad you killed the monster. debm55 Aug 16 #42

The Six Swans no_hypocrisy Aug 16 #41

Agree. no-hypocrisy. Most Fairy Tales had a bit of creepiness to them debm55 Aug 16 #43

No Fairy Tale as a kid, but Sequoia Aug 16 #44

Oh my, that is terrible, Thank you for sharing.Sequoia. Do they have bears in the that area where the the Bible story debm55 Aug 16 #46

Ha, maybe. Sequoia Aug 17 #48

HAHAHHAAH. Thanks. debm55 Aug 17 #49

I think most fairy tales are pretty creepy. 3catwoman3 Aug 16 #47

That's for sure. Thank you very much,3catwoman3. debm55 Aug 17 #50

Most Grimm fairytales are creepy in the original text Ritabert Aug 17 #51

Yes, very creepy. Thank you Ritabert. debm55 Aug 17 #53

And even creepier is that the king originally hired Ritabert Aug 17 #58

That's sort of good news. Thank you Ritabert. debm55 Aug 17 #60

Not a fairy tale, a movie. madamesilverspurs Aug 17 #52

I still think it's a creepy movie, Thank you for sharing. madamesilvespurs. debm55 Aug 17 #55

Hansel and Gretel bothered me very much. pandr32 Aug 17 #54

I am so sorry that happened to you pandr32, How sad to be treated that way. You are loved, my friend by all of us. Your debm55 Aug 17 #56

We ALL deserve a happily ever after. pandr32 Aug 17 #61

Not a fairy tale, but an article in Look Magazine about the opening of Lincoln's casket. rsdsharp Aug 17 #57

Wow, I have never heard that story before. Thank you, rsdsharp for providing the information. I would have been scared debm55 Aug 17 #59

Grimm's fairy tales were cozy and comforting-- though rather bland ailsagirl Aug 17 #62

Thank you very much for the information, ailsagirl. It is very informative. debm55 Aug 18 #66

Der Struwwelpeter justaprogressive Aug 18 #68

That's horrible. I am so sorry it was read to you. And you were supposed to sleep after that?? justaprogressive I am so debm55 Aug 18 #69