1. The cliches in the first paragraph actually, I tell you in complete honesty, make my brain hurt. I would suggest rewording the introduction.2. "...the world becomes curiouser and curiouser." Curiouser is not a word, more appropriate wording might be "the world becomes more and more curious." 3. Completely. Awesome. Idea. For serious, I applaud you.

OMG! This is really good...honestly, With Rhyme and Reason is so totally right. Reading just that first paragraph would educate most people to be more educated in literature than the average twenty-year-old! :) This little snatch of wonderfulness seems like it should be something so much longer! Like, it could be part of something great. Truly, I give great kudos to With Rhyme and Reason...she/he (sorry I don't know your gender!!) I think she/he is a she...but yeah, With Rhyme and Reason has so many wonderful coments. I agree, this story could be the spawning of many hilarious moments. I love it already, so if you can just keep up the good work, this will join that world of Litterae Libri.

Fascinating! If only everyone in the world could read that first paragraph, they would all be more educated in literature than the average twenty-year-old. I love how you flawlessly seam together all of these references, while at the same time you keep them very separate. It's like oil and water and... well, something that makes oil combine with water without making wateroil or whatever. But I'm rambling.

I very much like the idea of this little story. I think you could make it the prologue to a longer story with no trouble at all. Imagine Little Red Riding Hood walking into a Tolkien novel: she wouldn't know what the hell to do. "Uh, one ring to what? Grandma? An orc! Want a muffin? Ooh! Let me try on the ring! A wolf! What? It's a warg? Holy sh--" etc. Let's just say it's good that characters don't sneak out of their proper stories. Although it WOULD make for some humorous literature (*hint*hint*).

Do continue! And do let me know when you do. NICE JOB on this. If I were a professor I would write "A+! Dazzling work..."

J