What Are Fairy Tales? About The Tales And Examples
FAIRY TALES – In this topic, we are going to talk and discuss about fairy tales, its meaning and some of its well-known examples.
Meaning
These are stories that range from tales from folklore up to modern ones that are defined as literary fairy tales. According to a monologue of Jens Tismar in German, it is a story that differs from an oral folk tale, is written by a lone identifiable author, which can be described as simple and anonymous.
Examples
Here are some of its well-known examples, according to StoryBerries:
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Brothers Grimm
- A German tale published in 1812 and is titled “Sneewittchen“. It basically tells the story of an evil queen who wants to kill Snow White for being the “fairest of them all”.
- The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids by Brothers Grimm
- Also known as The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids (Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein), this is similar to the Three Little Pigs in terms of story but the wolf tried to enter the house by pretending to be the kids’ mother.
- The Elves and the Shoemaker by Brothers Grimm
- Tells the story of a poor shoemaker who wondered how his shoes were built for nights, only to find out that the elves do the work every night.
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Brothers Grimm
- Also known as “The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes” or “The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces” tells the story of twelve princesses, each more beautiful than the last, who are said to be dancing.
- Hansel and Gretel by Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale and William Byron Forbush
- Tells the story of two siblings who were lured by a witch in disguise who offered them free candy.
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