Not long ago, I read Babe: The Gallant Pig to my children as part of our ongoing building of a family canon of literature. I remember when the movie adaption came out (I won’t tell how old I was to avoid self-incrimination) and recalled that I had not been impressed at that time. However, in following our standard practice, the movie viewing was proffered following the completion of the reading of the book. …
Author: Timothy Knotts
Alexander Pushkin wrote a fairy tale called “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, which is based on an older telling by the Brothers Grimm. In this story, a poor fisherman manages to catch a miraculous golden fish, which promises a wish to the fisherman in exchange for his freedom. The fisherman is too surprised and taken aback to take advantage of this offer and instead frees the fish. When he returns home he …