When, to my surprise, my very young son broke into tears while I was reading an old classic story to him, I came to realize that many old classic children's stories had elements in them of violence and brutality. I certainly did not intend to frighten my son and regretted not choosing my books for him more thoughtfully. One night soon after, I dreamed of the story that you just read. The following morning, the image of the whole story was quite clear...