She knows she needs to keep practicing, but her crush will be there.
The shift in structure from an autobiographical tale to a "bedtime story" or a "fairy tale" increases the personal interest of the reader into the story itself.
The reader starts meeting a family that could be his/hers. The family starts facing some problems or a horrific nightmare. The fairy tale, then, allows the reader to go beyond the borders of the story itself and start picturing himself/herself in the action.
The reader then starts to this how he/she might act? How can the family be protected?....and so on.
Disarming would most nearly mean charming.
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Because when girls wear skirt's they can show parts that are very innappropiate can can distract many boys.
A provoking story, with darkness and sorrow intertwined with his own life. He was a poor sap, but he never lost sight of his stories.