Cupid's Critiques

  Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, a childhood story of mine, but I have always wondered what if I had a say in the making of the story, or the ending? Growing up in the 2000s, where being cautious was introduced to me in my early years, after the last page or the last second of this story was absorbed into my brain, the only thought I had was, 'Why was the prince a creep?'. Where at a young age, I was taught to be weary of strangers, let alone be kissed by one or to kiss one, my brain always puzzled on why everyone was satisfied with the ending of a strange prince kissing an unconsious girl in the middle of the woods. So, let's change this unsettling ending. I have always put the blame on the dwarves for making a glass coffin, where the body of the 'fairest maiden in all of the land' could be seen. Thus, first of all, rather than making a showcase for strangers to gaze upon, let her cursed body rest in the cottage she has cleaned and cooked and basically made as h...

The Happy Prince, this title given by the villagers, his people as he would fill joy in everyone's heart with just a glance of his golden state. As his body was laced with gold, his eyes sparked a sapphire blue, and his sword adorn with gems as if it were a sacred sword to be won by a knight. However, the irony I have learned from this story, is to never judge a book by its' cover, or never judge from the looks of a golden statue as we never know what burden it carries in its mind. That being said, the prince was not 'Happy' at all. Rather the opposite. As his people were not fortunate and lived in poverty. Every day they lived in struggle in the gaze of the happy prince. One day, a swallow came to seek a place to rest under the happy prince, and there the statue's tears fell, drenching the swallow. And as the small body of this swallow, it posessed a kind heart, it helped soothe the worries of the statue. Every villager the prince gazed upon; he wanted to help them...