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The Big Bad Wolf &
Little Red Riding Hood featuring The Three Blind Mice. (created by
Mrs. Jennifer Estrada)
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Many times we go about our daily lives with good
intentions, attempting to help out our fellow man. But our day to day
benevolence doesn't always come with a warning label! In fact, we on
occasion can become blinded by our conscience and moral cultivation.
Sometimes situations, or people for that matter, aren't always as
they seem.
Einstein was once quoted saying, "If you want
your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want
them to be even more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." I
have never found this to be more true as I do now that I am an adult.
You can learn a lot from a little old fairy tale and a big dose of
good old fashion common sense. Although it is wise to look for the beauty in every situation it is also a necessity for us to take off
our rose colored glasses so that we may take heed to the wolves in sheep's
clothing!
"Watch out for false prophets. They come
to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
~Matthew 7:15
Did you know the origin of the
'tale' of the Three Blind Mice?
rhyme
are based in English history.
The
'farmer's wife' refers to the daughter
of
King Henry VIII, Queen Mary I.
Mary
was a staunch Catholic and her
violent
persecution of Protestants led to the
nickname
of 'Bloody Mary'. The reference to
'farmer's
wife' in Three blind mice refers to the
massive
estates which she, and her husband
King
Philip of Spain, possessed.
The
'three blind mice' were three noblemen
who
adhered to the Protestant faith and
who
were convicted of plotting against
the
Queen - she did not have them dismembered
and
blinded as inferred in Three Blind Mice,
but
she did have them burnt at the stake.
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