Re: Would you read this story to your child?
uday bhaskar (srijna@hotmail.com)
Wed, 10 Dec 1997 10:26:07 PST
I agree. The story is totally horrible. What I find most objectionable
about this story is that it belittles ambition and the desire to better
one's lot.
I remember reading an interesting theory by David Mclelland, an American
Sociologist. His theory is that a society's ability to excel in all
spheres is directly correlated to the extent to which that society's
literature - especially children's literature - encourages achievement
and extols the virtue of ambition. I think his theory was called the
"need for achievement" theory.
ainA mI picci gAnI mAshTArU, peTTubaDiki kaTTu kathaki puTTina viSha
putrikallO mIku iMta kannA maMci kathalekkaDa dorukutAyaMDI?
Uday "nidra pOtunna telusA ni jOla pATalatO nidra lEpina rAmA rAvu
gAriki jOhArlu" Bhaskar
>Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 10:11:46 -0500
>From: Jagdish Bisa <jbisa@bbnplanet.com>
>Reply-To: bisa@tiac.net
>To: telusa-scit@smartcad4.me.wisc.edu
>Subject: Would you read this story to your child?
>
>I just read this "horrible" telugu story, in kids section of "aandhra
>bhoomi". This story employs stereotypes to such an extent that it can
>be used as a 'classic' example of bad writing. The punch line at the
>end is disgusting too!
>
>Please correct me if I'm wrong. It's called 'ati telivi'
>http://38.15.65.117/bhoomi/sisindri.html
>
>
>-Jagdish (jOlapATalaki nidrapOyi - bAruki raavaDam maanEstArA!) Bisa
>
>
>
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