Alicia wrote this during our writer's meeting when we each received a scenario to write about for 5 minutes to get our writer-brains started...her topic was ,
write about the failed marriage between Goldilocks and Jack Sprat.
Failed marriage between Goldilocks and Jack Sprat
Childhood fairytales evoke a sense of wonder and longing for yesteryear in the hearts of people of all ages. Yet little is known about the tragic and often dysfunctional backgrounds of numerous stories we have all come to love. Among the most tragic is the story of Jack Sprat and his failed marriages. As the nursery rhyme alludes, Jack was a small fellow with a rather large wife. Since Jack was a shallow fellow consumed with outward appearances, eventually his wondering eye led him to a young lady named Goldilocks, the famous heroine of another beloved fable. Now a grown woman—blond, slender and strikingly beautiful, Goldilocks turned the heads of everyone from Jack Sprat to Shrek. After a secret lovers tryst, Jack eventually deserted his fat wife and married Goldilocks. However, after bearing 14 children to Jack, Goldilocks herself gained lovehandles and a rather large middle. Eventually, Jack left Goldi with the kids and hotly pursued Little Red Riding Hood. The moral of the story is, eat lots of fat and don’t be consumed with outward appearances.
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