Tales of
Brother Goose
by Brett Nicholas Moore |
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Mother Goose wrote tales of nursery rhymes which
captivated generation after generation. Her stories still flourish today. The first
edition of these tales was published at the end of the 17the century. Three hundred years
later, her son, Brother Goose. began writing his own tales. He was raised on his mother's
stories, but he also watched a lot of television growing up.
This book is indicative of both influences and includes versions of some
of his mother's classics like Cinderella and Puss in Boots. He gathered together all of
these tales to make this delightful children's book, Tales of Brother Goose, which should
not be read by children
Published by Wasteland Press, ISBN # 978-1-60047-021-9, 89 pages, $12.00 |
Book Review
Tales of Brother
Goose
Brett
Nicholas Moore
Wasteland Press (2006)
ISBN 1600470211
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (7/06)
As children we all grew
up enjoying the sugar-coated stories of Mother Goose. Who doesn’t
remember the warm, tingly feeling of the great stories the age old feathered friend told,
over and over? But now we’re grown up. We know the world isn’t really
like the stories told to us as children. There is no real prince charming out there.
People aren’t always smiling and happy. Right?
Well, if you’ve
grown up knowing the tales of Mother Goose, you must read what her son, 300 years
later, tells us. Having the influences that we all had growing up, such as the real
world stories we watched on television or read in the newspapers, Brother Goose gives a
realistic version to some of the previously told tales we’ve heard. Never
before have you heard Cinderella told in this version! The new tales Moore spins are
much more realistic and definitely a lot more hilarious than those old boring tales of the
bygone era!
Witty, humorous and
filled with a lot more reality than ever before, these adult fairy tales will give you a
touch of reality with a side of humor.
Sample
Stories
The Devil
Came Down From Terminateville
Lee was the one who came up with the idea. Fred was
the one who planned it. Lisa was the one against it. Jeff was the one who paid Greg to
execute it. Greg was the one who killed Lee. Mike was the one who concealed the facts. Tom
was the one who revealed them. Chris was the one who recovered them. Fred was the one who
planned it. Lisa was the one against it. Jeff was the one who paid Greg to execute it.
Greg was the one who killed Tom. Lee was the one who came back to life. Greg was the one
who gave half the money back to Jeff. Fred was the one who asked Lee why he came up with
the idea. The Devil was the one who made him do it.
Lee
and Fred are the ones who became tight with the Devil. The Devil was the one who told them
to get rid of Lisa. Fred planned it. Lisa was the one against it. Jeff paid Greg to
execute it. Greg was the one who killed Lisa. The police are the ones who caught Greg. Lee
and Fred are the ones who denied knowing him. The Devil told Lee and Fred to get rid of
Greg. Fred planned it. Jeff was the one who sent money to the jail for Greg. Greg was the
one who killed himself. The Devil was the one who started his own vacuum cleaner business.
Lee and Fred are the ones who sold them. Mike and Chris are the ones who ran them to
different countries and got lost in Mexico. Mike and Chris are the ones who sent a
postcard the next week saying, “don’t wait up, we’re dead.” And so
continued the Devil, Lee, Jeff, and Fred.
The
Devil was the one who got caught with an underage goat. Lee and Fred are the ones who
covered it up but ran out of money in the process. The Devil was the one who came up with
the idea. Fred planned it. Jeff was the one who didn’t have any money to execute it.
Lee told Jeff he would execute it for free. Lee was the one who killed Jeff. The Devil was
the one who changed himself into a beautiful woman. Lee was the one who asked her out on a
date. Fred was the one who asked if he could have the next dance. Lee was the one who told
her that Fred was a bastard. Fred was the one who told her that Lee had no penis. The
Devil was the one who came up with the idea. Fred was the one who planned it. Lee was the
one who accepted it. Lee and Fred are the ones who stood back to back with revolvers in
hands and walked ten paces. Lee shot Fred. Fred shot Lee. The Devil was the one who
laughed over their dead bodies and lifted his mask. Tom was the one under it. Tom was the
one who planned the revenge. Lisa was the one against it.
The Obedient Son
A father and his son worked in the fields one hot day. The father was mowing the
grass while the son spread fertilizer. Suddenly, the boy fell to the ground. The father
saw this and quickly ran to his side.
“My son,” he said. “What is
the matter?”
The
boy could barely catch his breath.
“It’s laziness,” he said. “I’m too lazy to do the
work.”
“Let’s get you back to the house,” said the father, who lifted his
son’s arm around his neck and helped him back home.
As they made it through the door at the house, the mother came rushing forward.
“What happened?” she asked.
“The boy is lazy,” said the father as he carefully set him down on the
sofa. “It hit him as he was spreading the fertilizer.”
“What caused it?” asked the mother, very concerned.
“I think it was the work I was doing,” replied the boy, gasping for air.
“It just didn’t interest me at all. It’s my fault.”
“Well, it sounds like this was unavoidable,” explained the mother.
“Don’t blame yourself.”
“Father,” said the boy. “I think I want to try to finish doing the
job.”
“Nonsense,” said the father, who was very proud of his son’s
determination. “You are going to sit here on the sofa and eat chips and watch TV. You
let me take care of the work.”
“Are you sure, father?” asked the boy. “I can feel guilty about it
if you want.”
“Hell no,” exclaimed the father. “I don’t want to hear anything
about you feeling guilty, you got that?!”
“Yes, sir,” said the boy, who was very obedient.
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