Product Description

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations and fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90050 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 24 pages

Customer Reviews

Overhyped bilge!
A 'classic'? What a stinking great load of tommy-rot! What on earth is all the hype about? If you ask me, this is probably the most overrated story ever told! Apparently it's supposed to have some kind of a deeply 'profound' allegorical meaning beneath the immediate exterior of the plot, but I honestly could not find a thing that seemed worthy of contemplation. Assuming that a 'message' actually exists here, clearly it no longer has so much as the slightest relevance to the society of today. Perhaps I'm going against the grain on this one, but I'm perfectly willing to stand alone in my denouncement of such a transparently shallow piece of claptrap- no matter how many conformist imbeciles have been duped into believing that it ought to be universally revered! I don't care how many buffoons are going to set about trying to shout me down here, I will NOT be bullied out of openly stating that which is staring me in the face- ie. that this does not ring true as a supposed 'masterpiece'! Sorry, but I am not the type to relinquish my own judgement at the drop of a hat, simply because of what everyone else might have been saying.

So, as I say, if the story really does allude to some sort of vital moral for life, I'll be damned if I can see what that could possibly be. The more I looked for one, the more I was inclined to believe that there is simply nothing there. If you're intent on reading this tale, please don't base your judgement upon all the popular hype about how 'good' or 'clever' it is supposed to be! Why not take the time to assess it for yourself, before blindly choosing to trust the consensus of the majority?