Schloss Eberbach

MIRROR ENTRY – COMMENTS DISABLED

By: Margaret Price

Posted: February 6, 2008

Notes: Four versions of the world's shortest fairytale, snagged from xwingace and reposted here, because I found the fourth one amusing.

The misogynistic ¹:
Once upon a time there was a boy who asked a girl to marry him.
She said no.
And he lived happily ever after.

The misandric ²:
Once upon a time there was a boy who asked a girl to marry him.
She said no.
And she lived happily ever after.

Full equality:
Once upon a time there was a boy who asked a girl to marry him.
She said no.
And they lived happily ever after.

And the slash fanfic ³:
Once upon a time there was a boy who asked another boy to marry him.
He said yes.
And the fangirls lived happily ever after.

XWA
1) The version my dad read out of a joke book.
2) My knee-jerk reaction
3) With thanks to sereighna for a little inspiration.