childhood fantasies

before harry potter and disney channel and mtv and all the ways i have found to entertain myself since the age of 8 (although i do believe i began the harry potter series at age 7.), there came tales of princesses finding their knights in shining armor, of happy endings, and of forever.

tales of light-hearted fiction that my childish mind believed without doubt because i had not yet been exposed to the woodbridge honors english 2 summer assignment (re: mythology--hercules killing his family and dying painfully); the true story of the conquest of the native americans; the fact and knowledge that mermaids certainly do not exist; and that royal families, like that of anastasia, if she existed, weren't killed off by evil magicians--they were killed by human beings. humans who had the potential to be good and kind and loving people, but who had been overtaken by greed, ambition, and the like.

anyways, i spent about an hour and a half of precious homework time reliving these fairy tales via youtube. i'm filled with endless love for disney and their conception of such touching stories and songs and animation.