#The stinky cheese man and other Fairly Stupid Tales

[bobauthorman]

[marxm-03]

Shoutout to the stinky cheese man pfp

THANK YOU HE IS A STAPLE OF MY CHILDHOOD

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1B, MATCH 5 OUT OF 16!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Cindy:

Her fairy godmother abandons her, so her mouse friend is the one who ends up casting the ballgown spell. He messes up, transforming himself into a human woman, and Cindy into a horse. They go to the ball anyways, and it turns out the Prince is a massive horse kid who ignores all the women at the party to hang out with horse!Cindy, so they end up together in the end anyways

[Click here to an propaganda ask comprised of images]

Cinderumpelstiltskin:

When she is approached by Rumpelstiltskin who offers to teach her to spin straw into gold if she guesses his name, she declines, because she needs a dress to go to the ball. Rumpelstiltskin gets pissed and begins shouting his name. When Cinderella tells this story to her step-mother, she renames her Cinderumpelstiltskin

I FORGOT ABOUT THESE BOOKS I LOVE THEM SO MUCB

[and-then-the-trash]

yoooo that was one of my favorite books as a kid fuckin loved that shit

everybody knows the hardest parts of a story to write are the start and the end, so optimize your writing with an infinitely recursive story printed on a mobius strip

[susiephone]

If you like, tell me your answer and how old you are in the tags, I'm curious if the youngins know about these

[alteregozowie]

With a mischievous grin, Prin hands him a copy of the children’s book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. “You know, for some reason I thought of you immediately.”

"Ha, ha. Very funny, Prin." He's still pouting, but at least he's cleaner.

[kingofthewilderwest]

Top five books?

Oh, cruel, cruel, prompt! How do I pick!? I almost asked you the same question ahaha.

In no particular order:

Fahrenheit 451: That book changed me, yo. It impacted my understanding of how to write. I wouldn't be where I am today without it. And yeah, I loved it.

Fullmetal Alchemist: We're going to call this one book. ;) Some of the best literature I've read. And I do mean literature. XD I don't own multiple complete copies of the series for nothing.

Hero Tales: Also suspiciously touched by the illustrious Hiromu Arakawa. Lesser-known, five volume manga. But I love how much heart and emotion is shoved into those chapters! It is my little heartfelt emotional baby series.

How to Train Your Dragon: [hides twelve books into one bullet point] [I don't know what you're talking about I'm only putting five books in this answer]

The Wheel of Time: This is another one of those series that just sticks with me. It sticks where other materials have faded from memory.

Honorable mentions, mostly ones that impacted me growing up: Warriors Cats Series #1, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, The Daystar Voyages, Into the Land of the Unicorns, Sam: The Cat Detective, Perloo the Bold, Rurouni Kenshin, Much Ado about Nothing, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Great Expectations, Plato's Republic

[princesssarisa]

What do you think about Aarne-Thompson-Uther tale type 2301 "corn carried away one grain at a time"? It's one of my favorites.

I had never heard of this story until now, so I looked it up. I like it. There's not a lot of substance to it, but it's funny.

Here's an example, for anyone else who doesn't know it:

Once upon a time there was a king who had a very beautiful daughter. Many princes wished to marry her, but the king said she should marry the one who could tell him an endless tale, and those lovers that could not tell an endless tale should be beheaded.

Many young men came, and tried to tell such a story, but they could not tell it, and were beheaded. But one day a poor man who had heard of what the king had said came to the court and said he would try his luck. The king agreed, and the poor man began his tale in this way:

"There was once a man who built a barn that covered many acres, and that reached almost to the sky. He left just one little hole in the top, through which there was only room for one locust to creep in at a time, and then he filled the barn full of corn to the very top. When he had filled the barn there came a locust through the hole in the top and fetched one grain of corn, and then another locust came and fetched another grain of corn."

And so the poor man went on saying, "Then another locust came and fetched another grain of corn," for a long time, so that in the end the king grew very weary, and said the tale was endless, and told the poor man he might marry his daughter.

It reminds me of "Jack's Story" from The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales:

"Once upon a time there was a Giant. The Giant squeezed Jack and said, 'Tell me a better story, or I will grind your bones to make my bread. And when your story is finished, I will grind your bones to make my bread anyway! Ho, ho, ho.' The Giant laughed an ugly laugh. Jack thought 'He'll kill me if I do. He'll kill me if I don't. There's only one way to get out of this.' Jack cleared his throat, and then began his story. 'Once upon a time there was a Giant. The Giant squeezed Jack and said'..."

And so on and so on until the Giant falls asleep.

[mizufae]

I have been enjoying the seasonally appropriate craftathon game Wytchwood! It is very cute and pretty with a fairly straightforward gameplay loop that gradually expands in complexity and exploration over time. The writing is quite vivid and funny, as well as being kind of intense and creepy when it merits being so. The art is super colorful and feels kind of like a combination of concept art for mid century Disney films, Samurai Jack and its stylistic ilk, and the wacky book The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales. It is overall fairly spooky, with lots of ghosts and gouls and yucky things, but with a cutesy tinge - think the Corpse Bride but 2-D, or a storybook for rich children from the universe of Fable. You are a witch and you are gathering the souls of a variety of nefarious individuals for a possessed goat who claims you made a deal with them that you do not recall. If you are looking for a little game to play this Spooky Season and you like gathering and crafting mechanics, check it out.

[foodandfolklore]

Book Recommendation: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 

I remember reading this book in class while in grade school and thought it was the funniest thing ever. Like peek humor for 8 year old me. It's a book, first published in the 90s, that is basically a parody of popular fairytales.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka

It retold well known fairytales like the Ugly duckling. Who never became a swan, he just stayed ugly. Or chicken little being crushed by the table of contents. There's a narrator and some 4th wall humor. For some reason, this book popped back into my mind after literal decades. So, if you happen to enjoy this kind of thing, or want to give someone a unique gift, look up this book.

[mambo-by-a-mile]

Hey Mambo, I got a book for ya that I think you might like! (hands him Stinky Cheese Man And Other Fairly Stupid Tales)

'Well, hello? A book that looks like it's full of twists and mixing up of the same same stupid tales I've seen over and over again I can explain them beat by beat? Now that's what I'm talking about, baby!'

[soysaucevictim]

Just reminded myself of a deeply influential lil book to kid me... "Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive: A Compendium of Fulsome Facts", written by Eric Elfman & illustrated by Ginny Pruitt.

It's shit like this and "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" by Scieszka/Smith...

That really REALLY shouldn't surprise anyone why my brain has glommed onto one Remus Sanders. :,D

[thatwritererinoriordan]

Jack has a problem. He’s successfully grown an enormous beanstalk, scaled to the top, and stolen a golden harp and gold-laying goose from the sleeping giant. However, the giant has now awoken and Jack has scurried back down the beanstalk in the hopes of chopping it down before the giant can catch him. Jack could possibly even make a clean escape if only the Little Red Hen would quit harping on and on about all the lazy animals who refuse to help her with her wheat.

As the hungry giant catches up to Jack, Jack is forced to find ways to divert the giant’s attention in order to avoid becoming an afternoon snack. When he is unable to find a suitable hiding place, Jack convinces the giant that a good story or two would be the perfect way to begin a meal.

And so it happens that Jack begins telling his own versions of some very familiar stories. With each tale the giant becomes more and more dissatisfied, and Jack becomes more and more determined to make it up to the giant by spinning a new yarn.

The giant (and the audience as well) is treated to some new treatments of some old favorites, such as a tortoise racing a hair-growing hare, Cinderumplestiltskin, Little Red Running Shorts, and a couple of princesses who kiss frogs and sleep on peas. Jack must not only tell tales as fast as he can for as long as he can to avoid being eaten, but he must also overcome the disturbances caused by that pesky, bread obsessed Red Hen and a very smelly hero made of cheese.

The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales, both as a book and stage play, shares with its audience the joys of making stories your own and creating new possibilities for the familiar.

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 2B, MATCH 3 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Cinderumpelstiltskin:

When she is approached by Rumpelstiltskin who offers to teach her to spin straw into gold if she guesses his name, she declines, because she needs a dress to go to the ball. Rumpelstiltskin gets pissed and begins shouting his name. When Cinderella tells this story to her step-mother, she renames her Cinderumpelstiltskin

I FORGOT ABOUT THESE BOOKS I LOVE THEM SO MUCB

Cinderella Penguin:

Childhood classic and also very silly glass slipper reveal! I'm going to send a picture of it to your ask box if I can

[spider-sense-and-sensibility]

I know I wasn't tagged but I wanted to think about this - thank you @ladyaj-13 for asking anyone to participate! :)

Rules: List ten books that have stayed with you in some way, don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard - they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.

here we go! I literally just made a list of the first 10 14 books I thought of (and then whittled)

'A Prayer for Owen Meany' by John Irving

I read this in school and it really really struck me - I like things to have meaning, for puzzle pieces to slot together, for metaphors to hit home, and to hear a whole life story, and this book really told the whole story of Owen Meany. That so many things had to happen for the climax of the book to succeed is just so many things slotting together in a satisfying (and sad) way. I've read it a few times since and it means something different each time.

'The Hunger Games Trilogy' by Suzanne Collins

I have never before nor since felt like I visualized a book so thoroughly and completely that I actively set out to do costume plates for all the characters when I first read them. Like I researched stuff and made figure base drawings for all of them and got about 30% through and then the movie came out and I lost it. But truly I saw this so clearly in my mind so kudos to Suzanne for describing stuff so in tune with my brain.

'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I never had to read this in school, and so it was the first "classic literature" book I read of my own accord. The imagery really does hit you and I can still picture moments in the book as well as the ever present billboard looming over it all.

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' by Mark Haddon

I still think about the way the inner commentary in this book is laid out and how it felt like the way I thought sometimes and yet sometimes so differently. I have a brother on the spectrum and we talked about it and it really just put some stuff into perspective,both in things it got right (for him) and not. Not to mention just being a great mystery book.

'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman

I think this may be the book I have laughed or smiled the most while reading. It is just so funny and the commentary he gives on this "abridged" version of this "famous novel" is just great. And while the story is similar to the movie they are totally different experiences and both excellent in their respective formats.

'Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames' by Laura Maiklem

I love London. I love social history. I love the history of everyday people and objects. I love collections. I love little treasures of all kinds. I love bodies of water. And this book manages to mix all of those in a wonderful meander down the Thames, telling the history of Londoners as well as the author along the way. I have also mudlarked myself (before it got as complicated as it is today) and it is truly just wild to reach down on the shore of a river and just find pieces of Victorian pottery or Roman roof tiles or animal bones from the 18th century.

'Calvin and Hobbes' by Bill Watterson

Along with reading the strip every Sunday in the paper, we had the collections of comics in our house growing up and I would POUR over them constantly. I think a lot of my humor and some of my social consciousness even stems from reading Calvin and Hobbes.

'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales' by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

I enjoy stories that take familiar tropes or tales and twists them in clever ways, and I think that was born with this book. I loved it as a child. There was humor and silliness threaded throughout - in the endpapers, in the commentary, written really small and really large and it is just such a fun book to read.

'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold

This was a really intriguing look at the afterlife and what it could be, and what it could mean, and the sense of watching life move on without you. I've read it on 3 different plane rides for some reason because it does really draw you in and I still can picture so many little moments from the novel.

'The Poisoner's Handbook' by Deborah Blum

This was a fascinating look at the exponential growth of forensics in 1920s New York, as well as Prohibition and crime in the city and the lives of working people. I never realized just how much literal poison people were willing to put in their bodies to get drunk (although the alcohol we drink today is also technically poison...) and also how much corruption existed (exists) in New York politics. I like true crime to some degree and this was a great story about poisons but also about the two dudes creating and running the forensic laboratory.

Phew! Honorable mention goes to the Baby-Sitters Club for being my personality for a few years, the Series That Shall Not Be Named that was a huge part of me and my siblings lives growing up, a Danielle Steele novel that I read secretly at 11 where the *imagery* realllllly stuck with me, and Sherlock Holmes, where I couldn't pick a favorite but I just like to imagine that Vincent Starrett poem "Here dwell together still two men of note / Who never lived and so can never die...Here, though the world explode, these two survive / And it is always eighteen ninety-five". Also to The Martian and The Perks of Being a Wallflower for being two books I read in one sitting that I can remember at this moment. Books are awesome!

(I'm not a good tagger because I get self conscious but feel free to do this yourself!! Anyone who wants to!)

[childr3ns-book-bracket]

I’m curious if anyone else read The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales as a kid, I was obsessed with it growing up.

I personally didn't, but has anyone else?