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forty theives. Are you still mesmerised by these tales of magic carpets rides and mystical tales of the East. Or has your imagination been dashed to pieces by the Iraq war and the troubles in the East.

2006-11-02 21:44:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

13 answers

Nope,

just read the Voyages of Sindbad

didn't know Baghdad was the 'city of peace' - that seemed rather funny to me.

2006-11-02 23:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0 0

Nope I wasn't. I was more a Mark Twain sort of kid. Then along came real oldies from my Mom called the Bobsey twins and I loved those. Next was goosebumps. But Arabian Nights? Forty Thieves? Nah.

As for the war well I am of two minds on that. First off we did not set out to get Hussain he was just cream. I don't believe we need to be there any longer though. It is turning into Veit Nam all over again and there are other parts of the world that need attention. The whole thing with the Irealis for instant. America needs to get out of the vback pocket of these people and start seeing them like the rest of the world does. Most of the time they instigate these battles and what do you people here? How the Palestinians started it. What rubbish.

Anyway its time to let Iraq run itself, if this is a war on terror then we need to stop terrorising people and let the UN do its job of helping those folks to reorganise, rework and re-educate themselves in gov't.

2006-11-03 06:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

As an adult, i'm still mesmerized.. I only had a chance to read the real stories of Arabian Nights I think about a year ago. Before that, I just watched them from TV. When you read the real stories, there are a lot of differences, compared to what we have learned from TV or movies.

Like in the story of Ali Babba and the 40 thieves, Morgana (who is often the villain in other versions) was the real heroine and genius.. not Ali Babba.

I still prefer hearing/reading stories of these tales, than trouble in Iraq. Simply, bec it's therapeutic, as compared to reality of war, which can give you only tension or nervous breakdown.

2006-11-03 05:57:51 · answer #3 · answered by naive 2 · 0 0

when I was a kid I had a great imagination. Now that i look back I think dang i could have been killed or something. My best friend and i played barbies till we for 14. LMAO our boyfriends would show up to pick us up and wed be shoving them under the bed lol.When i was around four I had this blanket that used to be my magic carpet lol.

2006-11-03 05:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by redsnowykitten 3 · 0 0

I loved the Open Seseme bit in Ali Barba.

My favourite stories were (and probably still are) Grimm Fairy Tales. Godfather Death still gives me the creeps.

2006-11-03 05:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mad Professor 4 · 1 0

No Anne of Green Gables and Heidi are better

2006-11-03 05:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

i have read Arabian nights just a year ago, and i love 'em to bits. i like fairy tales. I'm a big kid, nice to dream on. reality is driving me mad.

2006-11-03 06:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by digitalfortress 3 · 0 0

Yes, indeed! You remind me of all those beautiful,fascinating stories. No wars, no ethereal things can dislodge them from one's memory because these stories are eternal.

2006-11-03 05:48:54 · answer #8 · answered by saumitra s 6 · 1 0

Let us not mix delightful fiction with hard facts for the children.

2006-11-03 06:08:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I still like it, there are problems everywhere. I could get killed just as easy in the US.

2006-11-03 09:30:05 · answer #10 · answered by Brixton B 3 · 0 0

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