One thing I like about stories is that they can bring thoughts and experiences to each reader. In so doing, a reading of a story can be unique to each person. As an adult reader, stories about a character's childhood can delve up memories long-stored from my own childhood. Part II of My Little Boy mentions The Little Mermaid. Funnily enough, today I watched the very same Disney movie and decided to pull up the story to read sometime in-between "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl." I read Part II to myself and became curious about the original story of The Little Mermaid.
Another thing I like about stories is that they can coalesce pieces of media or other things you might have read. I found one such article just before I decided to record this piece. Here is a link to an HuffPost article entitled The REAL Stories Behind These Disney Movies Will Ruin Your Childhood: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4239730/ I haven't seen the new Maleficent film but have on mind a couple articles I read about the backstory of Sleeping Beauty and noticed this article from last November touched on that story as well.
Look back in my previous post for a link to the public domain story, if you would like to follow along with the text, and click on the sound cloud audio file for this next installment of My Little Boy. If you are so fortunate, a few memories will pop into your head or a few articles could align.
