What do you do when you're stumped about fairy tale moral questions??

Ryan's pretty into fairy tales.
He especially likes Little Red Riding Hood.
After reading it the other night I asked what mistake did she make.

He said, "she told the wolf about her house" (meaning grandmother's)

I further explained, yes, we don't talk to strangers and we especially don't tell them about our house.

He then asks, "well the woodsman was a stranger too, right Mommy".

Umm, yep, he was. But he helped her. So there goes the moral of that story

Re: What do you do when you're stumped about fairy tale moral questions??

I would tell him that the woodsman is like a Police Officer or a Fireman.. they are there to help.

Re: What do you do when you're stumped about fairy tale moral questions??

Re: What do you do when you're stumped about fairy tale moral questions??

Maybe a uniform or a badge (like a policeman)?

Otherwise, "because I said so" always worked when I was growing up

Re: What do you do when you're stumped about fairy tale moral questions??

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Posted by bicosi

I would tell him that the woodsman is like a Police Officer or a Fireman.. they are there to help.

Ditto. Red also didn't talk to the woodsman. He came into the house and opened up the wolf to allow them to escape (similar to what a fireman would do, but with houses, not wolves... )