The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-26
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 CHILDREN
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And the tiger said, "LIttle Black Sambo, if you don't give me those nice purple shoes I'll eat you all up." So little Black Sambo went on to the next place. Eventually, as you probably know, the htle boy met other tigers each of whom wanted some particular part of hiS rainbow wardrobe. There were the blue pants, the red coat and the green umbrella. And those big striped fellows all had a long, ing either for something new to wear or for a meal of black boy.
 Walters mother came to the part when the first tiger was de- claring his ultimatum.
 She said. "Is it all right to tell him about the eating business? l always do. He likes this story so we'll have to kep repeating it."
 "Go ahead" l answered. wanted to see his reaction to this part of the ancient narrative. And wanted to see her, too, as she told it. She was classic. Her voice was smooth and pleasant without trying to over-express the comedy, or without making a hol- low moan when she came to the eating bushes. Walter grinned because the smart little kid knew 1t was funny.
 Walter Eats Melted Tigers
 When his mother reached the place when the tigers began to fight each other and whilr around the tree and turn, alas, into butter he rocked and laughed. This is what he had been waiting for. This and the fact that Sambos daddy. Little Black Jumbo, took 8 pail and went and scooped up the butter for the pancakes Num- bo baked.
 The "eat.up" part was entirely overlooked if it registered at all. Walter knows what 8 tiger looks like too, because he has pictures in his animal books. After while he wanted a piece so she spread him some bread. He leaned over the kitchen table while she was spreading 1t and chirped. That's the tigers all melted up isn't it?"
 So he ate the tigers and a pleas ant time was had by all.
 Child Guides Decision
 This is what I mean by telling stories to children or reading to them. When horrors are touched on lightly. generally they don't do much damage, if any. But I thinks also that it depends on the child somewhat. If he has q flair for the depressing, or the cruel or the tragic and ferrets out this part of the story to worry and brood over, as some children do. then I would change it just enough to spare him.
 One could say, And the tiger said, If you don't give me that coat I'll eat IT all up,'," for in- stance. But really children arf more sensible than we think. They accept stories as stories and they certainly do love thrills.
 A Problem From Life
 But this case is different. 4. mother was fixing a chicken to roast. Little Jane knew it was a chicken although it looked unlike the kind she knew. Her mother went to cut off little piece of fat. Jane whimpered. Don't hurt the chicken, Mama"
 Quick her mother said, 'see here" And she took lanes htt.e, hand and drew the pairing knife lightly over the thumb nail. Then she took hair and shipped 1t off: "Everything doesn't hurt you. And this doesn't hurt the chicken. Jane was entirely satisfied.
 Such. things do only for the time, of course. But if 1t saves whole train of unhappy thought for the child what harm 1t there1 I think that parents with little resource can work out these ever recurring problems themselves be. cause they know the nature ot their, own children.
 (Conyright 1884. NEA Service, Incl