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Life was much more dangerous back then. Telling small children they could be eaten by a sneaky wolf might save them from actually being eaten by one.
by taneq 5y ago
Life was much more dangerous back then. Telling small children they could be eaten by a sneaky wolf might save them from actually being eaten by one.
- tasha0663 5y agoSee also the Three Little Pigs, wherein we note that a pig will eat anything, including a wolf that is still digesting the pig's brothers.
- kragen 5y agoYup. Lots of farm kids' lives could have been saved by paying more attention to that fact.
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- labster 5y agoAnd now we live in a world where this anti-wolf propaganda costs lives through degraded ecosystems and deer overpopulation causing more car accidents.
- dustintrex 5y agoLikewise, Japanese kids were taught that kappa lurked in bodies of water and under bridges, and would snatch and drown them if they got too close -- so they didn't, and avoided drowning.
- kgran 5y agoNow we need to adapt and tell fairy tales about big bad cars that gonna kill you once you step into their territory.