Heed the lessons of many cultures

I read Patricia Wade’s column headlined “Lessons of traditional tales still valuable” in the Dec. 12 edition of the Frontiersman. I was particularly interested after noting that she quoted as “this ending of the Three Little Men in the Woods,” a Grimm’s fairy tale, wasn’t the actual ending. My copy of the tale goes on to say, “But the young queen begged the king to pardon them for her sake; and he consented to do so, on condition that they should be banished from his kingdom.”

I believe it is important to understand that stories from other cultures, such as Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Aesop’s Fables, as well as those of Ya Ne Dah Ah origin, teach morals and how to act. Wouldn’t it be great if people of all cultures would heed the lessons in them?

Judy Raynor

Wasilla