Fat is Not a Fairy Tale

Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale

Jane Yolen

I am thinking of a fairy tale,Cinder Elephant,Sleeping Tubby,Snow Weight,where the princess is notanorexic, wasp-waisted,flinging herself down the stairs.
I am thinking of a fairy tale,Hansel and Great,Repoundsel,Bounty and the Beast,where the beautyhas a pillowed breast,and fingers plump as sausage.
I am thinking of a fairy talethat is not yet written,for a teller not yet born,for a listener not yet conceived,for a world not yet won,where everything round is good:the sun, wheels, cookies, and the princess.

I love this poem for many reasons. one i can relate to it because I'm struggling with my own weight issue, two i am also annoyed about the fact that all fairy tales are about perfect little people yet the average person is not average. So yes it would be nice to have an average person fairy tale where their not all super pretty and perfect. i think it would help raise people self esteem