tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post6708242630228148650..comments2023-09-20T10:46:15.880+01:00Comments on Okay. Quit. Mad. Stop.: Alvin Schwartz - The Green Ribbonjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12985274887121459811noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-36794998765342872752022-11-02T17:33:28.562+00:002022-11-02T17:33:28.562+00:00according to some, the ribbon was giving women no...according to some, the ribbon was giving women no voice in their marriage and that is how they were raised. according to some, you can never truly know a person because they will always have secrets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-26532164499661576812021-12-05T08:30:13.119+00:002021-12-05T08:30:13.119+00:00Same! I just randomly remembered this book.Same! I just randomly remembered this book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015390459711929049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-52791920654591650912018-05-03T18:15:06.514+01:002018-05-03T18:15:06.514+01:00I love this story. I made a poem about this story ...I love this story. I made a poem about this story if you guys want to read it....<br /><br />https://www.wattpad.com/569751051-the-songbird-sings-a-collection-of-poems-for-yourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-67633741013903409892017-08-02T23:38:20.056+01:002017-08-02T23:38:20.056+01:00In the 1800d a green ribbon around the neck symbol...In the 1800d a green ribbon around the neck symbolized mental instability. I dunno if that adds any meaning for ya, but there ya goAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-87149959316205009382016-09-29T07:59:38.422+01:002016-09-29T07:59:38.422+01:00Thanks for posting this! This is one of my fave sh...Thanks for posting this! This is one of my fave short stories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-56314658685687642102016-02-04T04:18:17.925+00:002016-02-04T04:18:17.925+00:00My memories are vague but it was an old southern f...My memories are vague but it was an old southern folk tale. There's no moral, the reason the ending is so abrupt is because it's one of the original jump scares. The speaker would be calm and somber during the telling of their lives, but then shout "and then her head fell off!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861466530965668211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-18020148127364174312015-11-18T20:34:53.483+00:002015-11-18T20:34:53.483+00:00Ur telling me that all that time her head was off ...Ur telling me that all that time her head was off n that ribbon was the one to keep her head attached to her body??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992974233770820646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-88279033491104064642015-10-27T12:56:39.131+00:002015-10-27T12:56:39.131+00:00I wanted to be her for Halloween but apparently no...I wanted to be her for Halloween but apparently nobody knows this story. rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942914967324532598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-80972003770341502112015-05-31T14:50:12.739+01:002015-05-31T14:50:12.739+01:00After twenty years I still remember "The Gre...After twenty years I still remember "The Green Ribbon" as a traumatic memory of my childhood. Glad to find out it was the same for others too:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-71072603859544058412015-02-14T05:05:17.448+00:002015-02-14T05:05:17.448+00:00This was my favorite story in the book, thank you ...This was my favorite story in the book, thank you for posting this! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-44244555405811583342014-10-13T04:20:22.440+01:002014-10-13T04:20:22.440+01:00I had very difficult 7th graders who hated to read...I had very difficult 7th graders who hated to read last year, so I rewrote "The Green Ribbon" for them. They loved it. Luckily, none of them had read it when they were little, so a lot of them screamed at the end. It was pretty awesome. <br /><br />http://tarpfrog.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/the-green-ribbon/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-72923876203435325022014-03-18T19:54:42.531+00:002014-03-18T19:54:42.531+00:00I really want to know the meaning behind the story...I really want to know the meaning behind the story its driving me crazy and honestly.<br />•All I know is that she always looked sad <br />•had the ribbon as a secret <br />•if you pull it off her head falls off <br />•her husband was curious <br />......I think I just figured it out...Omg <br />Like curiosity how the saying is "curiosity killed the cat" well maybe his curiosity was supposed to be society and jenny is what society didn't know. But we know her head fell of if the ribbon was taken off but we still dont know why or how or....like....we know we are in space but we dont know how or why..this is really screwing with my mind urgh sorry for bad grammar <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-72656988577579650892014-02-24T04:12:15.951+00:002014-02-24T04:12:15.951+00:00Love this story. Read at school only once, when i ...Love this story. Read at school only once, when i was maybe 5-6. Im 34 now!<br />somehow this story stuck w me. I have 2 boys now and want to find the book for them. Thank you for shareing. Love the dark dark room too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-68469156162889607932013-10-06T20:01:40.587+01:002013-10-06T20:01:40.587+01:00This was my favorite all time story when I was you...This was my favorite all time story when I was young. I'm not sure what that says about me lol but I would literally rent it from the library every week and read it over and over again! I'm not sure why my mom never just purchased it, but anyways! Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-34255605941370153822013-10-04T21:53:37.211+01:002013-10-04T21:53:37.211+01:00I was just thinking about this story today. I only...I was just thinking about this story today. I only heard it as a kid from other kids, probably ones who had the book. However, it says on the title, "as re-told by..." which means these are collections of older tales. Does anyone know where the story originated?NYPinTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098252725082332177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-70129579899141313112012-05-04T16:16:30.448+01:002012-05-04T16:16:30.448+01:00Absolutely LOVE this story! I, too, was obsessed w...Absolutely LOVE this story! I, too, was obsessed with it as a kid. Thanks for posting!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-78396267884721589062011-10-07T05:24:01.111+01:002011-10-07T05:24:01.111+01:00Just found this book last week after 20+ years!!! ...Just found this book last week after 20+ years!!! I read the Green Ribbon for the first time to my nieces and nephew and it's now their favorite!!! Thanks for sharing! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-36258194377624074662011-04-24T02:53:31.158+01:002011-04-24T02:53:31.158+01:00I found this book at a used book store when I was ...I found this book at a used book store when I was 9 and it scared me. The stories that are stuck to my mind until now is this one and "In a dark dark room".Subfusehttp://subfuse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-23115382504704985352011-04-05T09:44:25.383+01:002011-04-05T09:44:25.383+01:00O_O wow.... creepy.O_O wow.... creepy.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362591062596845510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-5240035796290076012011-03-26T10:31:25.083+00:002011-03-26T10:31:25.083+00:00okay.this is disturbing.LOL. ilike. :)okay.this is disturbing.LOL. ilike. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-52742072195360361432011-03-24T00:26:45.284+00:002011-03-24T00:26:45.284+00:00Thanks for all the comments, glad you loved the st...Thanks for all the comments, glad you loved the story as much as I did! xjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985274887121459811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-38301958702739395762011-03-24T00:06:36.771+00:002011-03-24T00:06:36.771+00:00I miss this story so much as a kid i would read th...I miss this story so much as a kid i would read this story over and over again i absolutely love this book :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-61995280129370597002011-03-23T19:47:02.139+00:002011-03-23T19:47:02.139+00:00I read a book of short horror stories by Anthony H...I read a book of short horror stories by Anthony Horowitz, I now just realised he completely ripped this off except for a black ribbon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-77498154951355518402011-03-22T11:27:35.024+00:002011-03-22T11:27:35.024+00:00ooops. I meant I thought it WAS*ooops. I meant I thought it WAS*RShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785298637011322364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867770347184949396.post-11909030064333800052011-03-22T11:25:30.419+00:002011-03-22T11:25:30.419+00:00I got to your blog through someone's tumblr. T...I got to your blog through someone's tumblr. This story is scary as hell. I thought it wasn't going to end with something romantic. This would be the scariest thing alive if it was made into some scary movie.<br /><br />*shivers*<br /><br />thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.riskofrain.com" rel="nofollow">www.riskofrain.com</a>RShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785298637011322364noreply@blogger.com