Phrases like 'shut up', 'don't be an ass' and 'don't be an idiot' are set to be changed in the first of the Famous Five adventure collection - Five Have a Puzzling Time. 9News
by Enid Blyton is set to have certain phrases rewritten to be more acceptable to modern readers.
Blyton was an English children's writer and her Famous Five series have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s. But now the series is set to be the latest victim to alterations to suit modern sensibilities to protect young people from cultural, ethnic and gender stereotypes in literature.
In the original version of the book, one of the main characters George wakes up his cousin Anne after spotting the light while plagued by insomnia over a toothache. Anne responds to him with "oh George don't be an ass. As if you could get your boat and row across the bay in the middle of the night!".Another phrase from Julian has also been cut from "shut up George. Be sensible" to "George, be sensible".Some of Roald Dahl's classic children's books have also undergone changes.
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