Hansel
and Gretel.
Can you believe that this is a story for CHILDREN? It is about a family
in a time of famine. Mom and dad didn't have enough food for everyone,
and since mom and dad could make more kids when there was more food to
eat, they thought to dump the kids. That wicked witch probably used
FOOD to lure in the kids. But let's look at that: What did the witch eat? Kids, right?
So what do you suppose she fattened little H & G up with? And guess
what? That witch didn't starve during the famine either. Think of
it as evolution in action. (Cruder,
less for children versions) As the pond shrank, the population made
allowance, and adapted in various ways.
Think
that story is just a fable? Do the research. Horrors of that sort
were common during times of high survival pressure. And it exists today.
Recent studies have shown that abuse rates are higher for children
in homes where one or both parent are not their biological parent.
Somehow, once again, this is a surprise to everyone but me. In
nature, it is quite common for the male of many different species to
kill or remove offspring of another male from the nest. Ditto for
females. That this is an identifiable trend which has only now
been discovered displays humanity's believe in the completeness of our
existence.
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