Man Beats His Wife to Death for Understandable Reason

[infinite monkey]

Probably, I just posted that picture somewhere, but I don't remember where.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Was it on the Cellar that I saw that Phantom Tollbooth is 50 years old this year?

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Probably, I just posted that picture somewhere, but I don't remember where.

From Wikipedia.

[infinite monkey]

Best kids book ever, and no one told me to read it. It caught my eye in the Scholastic Book Club handout in elementary school and I ordered it along with however many other books my mom let me order that time...and I've been in love with it ever since.

[Sundae]

I seem to remember not loving it.
For a start I had mixed it up with another book (which never helps) so when I got it home from the library I was immediately disappointed.

And is this the book with the bit about Half Baked Ideas in it?
I felt some of those were simply idioms or figures of speech, so I felt offended on their behalf.

I wouldn't have worded it that way when I read it, that's just the benefit of hindsight.

[infinite monkey]

Yeah, I was really stupid in 2nd grade. It wasn't until 3rd grade when I read War and Peace that I realized how far behind I was, compared to more cultured societies.

[Sundae]

I read it when I was about 10.
Forget the way I worded it above, I just know I disagreed with the half baked ideas, because that's all I really remember.

[infinite monkey]

Where's the 'pblltttt' smilie.

I remember the Island of Conclusions, the Princesses Rhyme and Reason, Discord and Dynne, the Dodecahedron, the Senses Taker...etc and so on.

I thought, and still think, it's wonderful.

[Sheldonrs]

Is this the same one?

http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/gelert/

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Beth Gellert

Wales

Prince Llewellyn had a favorite greyhound named Gellert that had been given to him by his father-in-law, King John. He was as gentle as a lamb at home but a lion in the chase. One day Llewellyn went to the chase and blew his horn in front of his castle. All his other dogs came to the call but Gellert never answered it. So he blew a louder blast on his horn and called Gellert by name, but still the greyhound did not come. At last Prince Llewellyn could wait no longer and went off to the hunt without Gellert. He had little sport that day because Gellert was not there, the swiftest and boldest of his hounds.

He turned back in a rage to his castle, and as he came to the gate, who should he see but Gellert come bounding out to meet him. But when the hound came near him, the prince was startled to see that his lips and fangs were dripping with blood. Llewellyn started back and the greyhound crouched down at his feet as if surprised or afraid at the way his master greeted him.

Now Prince Llewellyn had a little son a year old with whom Gellert used to play, and a terrible thought crossed the prince's mind that made him rush towards the child's nursery. And the nearer he came the more blood and disorder he found about the rooms. He rushed into it and found the child's cradle overturned and daubed with blood.

Prince Llewellyn grew more and more terrified, and sought for his little son everywhere. He could find him nowhere but only signs of some terrible conflict in which much blood had been shed. At last he felt sure the dog had destroyed his child, and shouting to Gellert, "Monster, thou hast devoured my child," he drew out his sword and plunged it in the greyhound's side, who fell with a deep yell and still gazing in his master's eyes.

As Gellert raised his dying yell, a little child's cry answered it from beneath the cradle, and there Llewellyn found his child unharmed and just awakened from sleep. But just beside him lay the body of a great gaunt wolf all torn to pieces and covered with blood. Too late, Llewellyn learned what had happened while he was away. Gellert had stayed behind to guard the child and had fought and slain the wolf that had tried to destroy Llewellyn's heir.

In vain was all Llewellyn's grief; he could not bring his faithful dog to life again. So he buried him outside the castle walls within sight of the great mountain of Snowdon, where every passerby might see his grave, and raised over it a great cairn of stones. And to this day the place is called Beth Gellert, or the Grave of Gellert.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I thought, and still think, it's wonderful.

I'm the same about Which Witch (Eva Ibbotson) and it is decidedly less clever. I read it until I nearly knew it by heart and many phrases resonate with me still. Embarrassingly, to the extent I think they are catchphrases in general use.
("Please help me stop this REVOLTING woman!")

Shit. Just found out she died last year

Not meaning to ignore you Shel, but I can't answer your question.
And Eva Ibbotson died.