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The Story Finder

Voices in Fairy Tales

by Michelle Tocher

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Masella the Disgusted Mother

I have six pretty daughters, all upright as fir trees, and one son who is a complete idiot. Not a day goes by when I don’t have to say, “Antonio, what are you doing, you useless creature?” He’s the stupidest kid you can imagine. Yesterday, I broke down and gave him such a beating that the startled fool ran off into the woods.

He hasn’t come home yet, and it’s nearly midnight. I should be feeling terrible, but frankly (just between us) I’m relieved to be rid of him.

Masella the Disgusted Mother in the Ogre, Grey Fairy Book. Painting by Modigliani.

Masella the Disgusted Mother