Kissing the Witch

The tale of The Shoe is my favorite.  The ending is what I loved most.  It was not a fairy tale of a tale to me.  Yes, the girl got dressed up and met a prince.  However, there was no happily ever after.  She stood her ground.  She had fun and when she was done, she was done.  No ever ending romance, no magical kiss, just a girl having a good time outside of her expectant, miserable life.  That is real life.

The Tale of Goose Girl depicts the many images of women today.  It seems that a woman is not satisfied with who she is.  She is always on the hunt to be like someone else or to change her role in the world.

Why the title Kissing the Witch?  Perhaps  it is to remind us that not all of life is a true fairy tale. That most of us experience devastation, much like kissing a witch instead of princess/prince.