Post by Marcel Lestrange on Nov 11, 2017 14:22:35 GMT
Marcel Lestrange sat by the bedside. The bed itself contained one astounding Lena Marr who at moment had trouble falling asleep, so she asked in childlike manner:
"Can you tell me a fairytale, Pooh Beer?"
That question made Marcel frown for a moment or two because telling bedtime stories was not highest among his qualities. He could do other things when bed was involved and he was good at that but fairy tales... From the other side he was French and French are known for their traditions in storytelling and having quite a lot of masterful people to tell those stories like Madame d'Aulnoy or Charles Perrault. Latter gave lot of stories which considerably eased work of Disney screenwriters or other family aimed entertainers - Little Red Riding Hood , Puss in Boots, Bluebird, although that one probably entertained daddies more than their families. Marcel made his choice and decided to pick the Cinderella (Perrault is responsible for the popularization of that one too). Why, one might ask? Be patient and you will see.
"Once upon a time there was a man. A widower. He had a daughter from that marriage. Then he married again and had to adopt her children as well. Since he was a natural born looser he let that woman who preferred her own daughters tyrannize the daughter of his own. The man's daughter is forced into servitude. She is made to work day and night doing menial chores. After the girl's chores are done she curls up near the fireplace in an effort to stay warm, because those bastards did not had even a bed for her. She often arises covered in cinders, giving rise to the mocking nickname "Cinderella" by her stepsisters.
One day, the Prince invited all the young ladies in the land to a royal ball, planning to choose a wife. The two stepsisters taunted Cinderella by telling her that maids are not invited to the ball., so she had an extra layer of chores to do while others could go to eat and drink until they are stuffed and dance until they all vomit. Cinderella became very unhappy with that order of things but fortunately for her she met a....Not a fairy Godmother, Honey Pot. She met a Godfather who was not fairy at all but as manly and straight as a man can be. Godfather saw how beautiful she was and made her an offer she could not refuse..."
As you can see, Marcel interpreted that story a bit differently than people are used to but the French are well known for their revolutions. Not only in society but in literature and literature studies as well. They gave the world structuralism and post-structuralism and deconstruction and...Anyway, Marcel was a practising cynic and specialist in alienation because he was used to alienate peoples possessions from them and make them his own and did not gave a flying fuck about their opinion. And since Cinderella story was his to tell, he took a liberty to deliver it to his beloved Lena in a way he liked, despite the fact that Perrault might turn in his grave like a blank in turning machine if he could hear Marcel's version of the story. Marcel was able to show what Barthes's concept of the "death of the author" literally means, so nobody would dare complain about his usage of material. Not even living authors if they cared about their lives. Let us continue with the tale now.
"After making a deal with Cinderella the Godfather arranged her a neat gown and a limo and couple of bodyguards and introduced her with the plan. At the ball, the entire court became entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince. At this first ball, Cinderella left the building before midnight and told Godfather how things went. Another ball was held the next evening, and Cinderella again attended with Godfather's help. The Prince became even more affected and when clocks stroke midnight Cinderella escaped but dropped a slipper to set of stairs. The Prince pocketed the slipper and vowed to find the girl to whom it belongs.
He went and tried the slipper on all the women in the kingdom. When the Prince arrived at Cinderella's home, the stepsisters tried in vain to win him over. But when they went to look for Cinderella, they discovered that she was not there. When disappointed Prince returned to the palace he found that while he was satisfying his foot fetish all around the kingdom, the Godfather and Cinderella went into the palace, murdered anyone who stood on their way and took the throne to themselves. The slipper was a hoax from the beginning, constructed and manufactured in a way that it did not fit anyone in the world and the idiot Prince fell for that and left his position unsecured. As a result he lost his kingdom but maintained his life because Godfather and Cinderella - new King and Queen - decided to humiliate him even more. They kicked him out of palace and sentenced him to work as a shoe salesman like Al Bundy. Deserved him well because he was such an imbecile who went to measure shoes instead of hiring couple professionals with brains or looked Cinderella's...face instead staring her feet. At least he was good at measuring shoes so he found his place in society. The former prince finally married some crone and their children became shoe salesmen as well and spread all over the world. And that is why we had lot of shoe salesmen in pre war time.
But Cinderella and Godfather lived happily and prosperously ever after. Especially after arranging "accidental" death of Cinderella's stepmother and selling her stepsisters as spare parts in organ market and making a fortune. They even let Cinderella's useless father to live because he was such an empty spot that at first they forgot him and even later he meant nothing to anybody. Happy end. How you like the story, Honey Pot?"
Lena did not answered. She was finally asleep.
"Can you tell me a fairytale, Pooh Beer?"
That question made Marcel frown for a moment or two because telling bedtime stories was not highest among his qualities. He could do other things when bed was involved and he was good at that but fairy tales... From the other side he was French and French are known for their traditions in storytelling and having quite a lot of masterful people to tell those stories like Madame d'Aulnoy or Charles Perrault. Latter gave lot of stories which considerably eased work of Disney screenwriters or other family aimed entertainers - Little Red Riding Hood , Puss in Boots, Bluebird, although that one probably entertained daddies more than their families. Marcel made his choice and decided to pick the Cinderella (Perrault is responsible for the popularization of that one too). Why, one might ask? Be patient and you will see.
"Once upon a time there was a man. A widower. He had a daughter from that marriage. Then he married again and had to adopt her children as well. Since he was a natural born looser he let that woman who preferred her own daughters tyrannize the daughter of his own. The man's daughter is forced into servitude. She is made to work day and night doing menial chores. After the girl's chores are done she curls up near the fireplace in an effort to stay warm, because those bastards did not had even a bed for her. She often arises covered in cinders, giving rise to the mocking nickname "Cinderella" by her stepsisters.
One day, the Prince invited all the young ladies in the land to a royal ball, planning to choose a wife. The two stepsisters taunted Cinderella by telling her that maids are not invited to the ball., so she had an extra layer of chores to do while others could go to eat and drink until they are stuffed and dance until they all vomit. Cinderella became very unhappy with that order of things but fortunately for her she met a....Not a fairy Godmother, Honey Pot. She met a Godfather who was not fairy at all but as manly and straight as a man can be. Godfather saw how beautiful she was and made her an offer she could not refuse..."
As you can see, Marcel interpreted that story a bit differently than people are used to but the French are well known for their revolutions. Not only in society but in literature and literature studies as well. They gave the world structuralism and post-structuralism and deconstruction and...Anyway, Marcel was a practising cynic and specialist in alienation because he was used to alienate peoples possessions from them and make them his own and did not gave a flying fuck about their opinion. And since Cinderella story was his to tell, he took a liberty to deliver it to his beloved Lena in a way he liked, despite the fact that Perrault might turn in his grave like a blank in turning machine if he could hear Marcel's version of the story. Marcel was able to show what Barthes's concept of the "death of the author" literally means, so nobody would dare complain about his usage of material. Not even living authors if they cared about their lives. Let us continue with the tale now.
"After making a deal with Cinderella the Godfather arranged her a neat gown and a limo and couple of bodyguards and introduced her with the plan. At the ball, the entire court became entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince. At this first ball, Cinderella left the building before midnight and told Godfather how things went. Another ball was held the next evening, and Cinderella again attended with Godfather's help. The Prince became even more affected and when clocks stroke midnight Cinderella escaped but dropped a slipper to set of stairs. The Prince pocketed the slipper and vowed to find the girl to whom it belongs.
He went and tried the slipper on all the women in the kingdom. When the Prince arrived at Cinderella's home, the stepsisters tried in vain to win him over. But when they went to look for Cinderella, they discovered that she was not there. When disappointed Prince returned to the palace he found that while he was satisfying his foot fetish all around the kingdom, the Godfather and Cinderella went into the palace, murdered anyone who stood on their way and took the throne to themselves. The slipper was a hoax from the beginning, constructed and manufactured in a way that it did not fit anyone in the world and the idiot Prince fell for that and left his position unsecured. As a result he lost his kingdom but maintained his life because Godfather and Cinderella - new King and Queen - decided to humiliate him even more. They kicked him out of palace and sentenced him to work as a shoe salesman like Al Bundy. Deserved him well because he was such an imbecile who went to measure shoes instead of hiring couple professionals with brains or looked Cinderella's...face instead staring her feet. At least he was good at measuring shoes so he found his place in society. The former prince finally married some crone and their children became shoe salesmen as well and spread all over the world. And that is why we had lot of shoe salesmen in pre war time.
But Cinderella and Godfather lived happily and prosperously ever after. Especially after arranging "accidental" death of Cinderella's stepmother and selling her stepsisters as spare parts in organ market and making a fortune. They even let Cinderella's useless father to live because he was such an empty spot that at first they forgot him and even later he meant nothing to anybody. Happy end. How you like the story, Honey Pot?"
Lena did not answered. She was finally asleep.