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After the Fall

How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
Jan 13, 2018
OK,I'm stumped. I just read "After the Fall," a follow up to Humpty Dumpty from the egg's point of view. Book jacket says "...this epilogue to the beloved classic ... will encourage even to most afraid to overcome their fears, learn to get back up--and reach new heights." Sounds great. Here's a summary of the story: First, the king's men DO put him back together again. Then he's afraid of heights, including his bunk bed. Then he works and works to make a wonderful paper airplane. It lands on top of the wall and he overcomes his fear to climb up and reach it. Then he cracks, feathers appear around the cracks in his shell, and he appears to fly away on his new golden wings. So...what on earth is the message? Seems to me that if you sprout golden wings and fly away, leaving your shell and your clothing behind, you did not "get back up." Sounds to me as if you died!