I'm not sure whether I like it or not. I can see the appeal of using the story to encourage children to use their imaginations, however I like books that end 'properly'.
Of course being an Enid Blyton book I suppose it's fairly easy to imagine the ending - the Queen would have been rescued, possibly by the small page boy, and everyone would have lived happily ever after.
So pleased to see this Blyton story in the 'School Magazine' from Sydney. I have one of these magazines with a poem by Enid and thought there must be more with entries by her but after looking through hundreds of these magazines I never found another with any Blyton in there.
Wolfgang wrote: ↑23 Jan 2022, 06:23
Actually it reminds me of the German TV series "Lilalu im Schepperland", where the princess was taken away by a magical box.
In the original, The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies, the princess was taken away by a basket. Reading 'The Fiddledy Box' reminded me of that too, Wolfgang. Like 'The Fiddledy Box', The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies was published in 1926.
I have The Teacher's Treasury which contains some half-told tales as well. When my daughter was little, she enjoyed finishing off some of the stories. I finished off a couple of them too and we had fun comparing our endings. My daughter also made the raffia doll from The Teacher's Treasury, though she used wool instead.
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
