My younger sister is an junior education major at a nearby University. Earlier today she showed me one of the many books I had forgotten from my childhood (for worse this time). It's a laugh-out-loud lampooning of well-known fairy tales entitled 'The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales' featuring:
- Chicken Licken
- The Princess and the Bowling Ball
- The Really Ugly Duckling
- The Other Frog Princess
- Little Red Running Shorts
- Jack's Bean Problem
- Cinderumpelstiltskin
- The Tortoise and the Hair
- The Stinky Cheese Man
- The Boy Who Cried "Cow Patty"
And it's not for the faint of heart as it states:
Surgeon General's Warning: It has been determined that these tales are fairly stupid and probably dangerous to your health.
Anyways, I liked the Chicken Licken one personally because of the names and phrases used, to wit:
Chicken Licken ran to her friend Ducky Lucky and
clucked, "Ducky Lucky! Ducky Luck! The sky is
falling! The sky is falling! We must tell the President!"
"Let's go," quacked Ducky Lucky.
Chicken Licken and Ducky Lucky ran to their friend
Goosey Loosey and yelled, "Goosey Loosey! Goosey
Loosey! The sky is falling!
We must tell the President!"
"Let's go," honked Goosey Loosey.
And so on, with additional names like Cocky Locky, Foxy Loxy and a surprise appearance by Jack the Narrator.
Anyways, if you're in the mood for watching movies that spoof similar stories, I recommend two, both staring one of my personal favorite actors, Cary Elwes:
Robin Hood: Men in Tights and The Princess Bride. Last year, both received the coveted Tim Swanson Stamp of Damntasticness Approval. That's not given out lightly, easily or for anything less than 4 camels and 3 bananas (up from 2 each). So get the book and show your kid(s) how funny old people look like when they laugh at fairy tales.
Posted by Tim at April 20, 2003 05:49 PM | TrackBackI absolutely love The Stinky Cheese Man. He smells pretty. PRETTY GROSE! Har har har snort! *Didi*
Posted by: Didi at April 20, 2003 09:14 PM