24th April 2023
warm , cloudy
Monday
" Revolting Rhymes " - Roald Dahl
grin = ranjet
tough = greu de mestecat
helping = portie de mancare
to curl (ed) = a ondula
knickers = chiloti de dama
to flicker = a se zbate rapid
hood = gluga
unlike = spre deosebire de ....
In Dahl's version it doesn't show the beginning at Little Red Riding Hood's house unlike the original story.
In the original story LRRH didn't ask ,,grandma" about ,,her" fur, while in this version she did, instead of asking her about ,,her" teeth.
On the other hand a hunter killed the wolf, but in this story LRRH shot the wolf.
In the classical story the hunter killed the wolf to save the girl and her grandma, while LRRH shot the wolf to take his coat.
straw/ hay = paie
twigs = surcele
to stroll / have a stroll= a face o plimbare
bloated = balonat
to make a deal = a se targui
The classical story began when the three pigs left home and they chose to build houses out of different materials. However, in Dahl's version the story started when the wolf got hungry.
Even though in the original story the first two piglets escaped to their younger brother's house, in this alternative story the oldest and the middle child got eaten alive.
The wolf couldn't destroy the brick house and threatened to blow it up with dynamite, but in the original story the wolf tried to enter the house by its chimney.
Scared, the oldest pig called LRRH to save him in this version. On the other hand, in the original story the oldest pig prepared a cauldron with hot water to get rid of the wolf.
On the other hand the wolf in this story was shot to death , while in the classical story he just got injured .
The appearance of LRRH as the saviour is also an element of humour. However, Dahl goes even further when he presents LRRH in the end , with two wolf coats and a pig skin travelling bag .
In the original story Jack isn't beaten with the vacuum cleaner hose, while in Dahl's story he is. However, the giant sits on the beanstalk, while in the classical story he has got a house in the clouds.
In Dahl's version the beanstalk has got upper golden leaves, unlike the classical story where the giant has a hen that lays golden eggs.
In this story Jack's mum gets eaten by the giant because of her smell but Jack proves to be smarter and cleans himself in order not to be smelled by the giant so that he can get some golden leaves atop of the beanstalk.
See you on the 8th May
