tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post3630684009862954454..comments2024-03-26T00:00:27.596+05:30Comments on A few drops of ink: Dear PinocchioCynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-63245576466280175192015-04-20T11:45:32.304+05:302015-04-20T11:45:32.304+05:30I don't know what would happen if we humans sh...I don't know what would happen if we humans shared his fate, <b>Suzy</b>. Would life be good or inconvenient?Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-92089331791765072592015-04-20T11:44:40.056+05:302015-04-20T11:44:40.056+05:30I can understand, Janaki, I'm not a fan of his...I can understand, <b>Janaki</b>, I'm not a fan of his either. He is not the typical children's book, that is why few people have positive associations with him.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-30864027593142083412015-04-20T11:43:43.910+05:302015-04-20T11:43:43.910+05:30It is, I really think so, Little princess, it'...It is, I really think so, <b>Little princess</b>, it's too violent for kids. Thank you for appreciating it.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-8714230375263707762015-04-20T11:42:58.869+05:302015-04-20T11:42:58.869+05:30Hmm, some unpleasant facts we all put aside, don&#...Hmm, some unpleasant facts we all put aside, don't we? <b>Jeffrey</b>. Good thing we humans weren't built like Pinocchio. Saves us a lot of embarrassment. Not to mention the inconvenience of a lot of elongated noses in public, especially in small spaces.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-20957808726137326522015-04-20T11:40:46.971+05:302015-04-20T11:40:46.971+05:30That's what I've always thought, Denise, I...That's what I've always thought, <b>Denise</b>, I've never really related to the book as a children's book. Even today, I don't think I could bring myself to read it to my kids. I think only an an adult's maturity could handle the volatile content within.Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-49770982236276880362015-04-19T12:22:35.628+05:302015-04-19T12:22:35.628+05:30I always felt quite sad for Pinocchio that his lie...I always felt quite sad for Pinocchio that his lie would be so visible. Imagine if that was the fate of humans too!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-51841541917000527382015-04-19T09:35:23.647+05:302015-04-19T09:35:23.647+05:30Not a fan of Pinocchio. True that we are wooden so...Not a fan of Pinocchio. True that we are wooden sometimes and our noses doesn't grow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795001466009913035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-62930554691813236892015-04-18T13:28:22.412+05:302015-04-18T13:28:22.412+05:30I never thought of it that way...an adult tale dis...I never thought of it that way...an adult tale disguised as a children's book!! but now that you've mentioned...it does look like that! <br /> and that part about us having wooden heads too...too beautiful!!<br />the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-65578419548042056602015-04-18T03:15:27.777+05:302015-04-18T03:15:27.777+05:30"No, those pants do not make you look fat.&qu..."No, those pants do not make you look fat."<br />"Why is your nose growing?"<br /><br />Great breakdown of the story. I had forgotten the cricket died in original story.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697665148090517163.post-56872199476130321692015-04-18T01:55:34.968+05:302015-04-18T01:55:34.968+05:30I remember going to see Pinocchio as a child. Not...I remember going to see Pinocchio as a child. Not sure how old I was but I remember that it scared the 'you-know-what' out of me. Was it meant to scare children into telling the truth?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.com