The Fortune Teller | Susannah Stewart
The Child’s Wonderland
The stories entrance her
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2 min readSep 20, 2020
The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
What did I learn in fairy tales?
Show Kindness.
Share your food.
Lend a hand.
Do no harm.
Be Clever.
Use your wits.
Tell no lies.
Do not cheat.
Have Courage.
Face your fear.
Fight evil.
Do not be cruel.
Be Worthy.
Strive for goodness.
Learn patience.
Persevere and persist.
Be the hero of your story.
My enemies had attacked me when I tried to reach the girl in a trance. This time I tried both newer and older ways to learn…