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What can we learn from fairy tales?

As you can see, fairy tales can include magic, talking animals or a touch of realism — and they often teach about consequences and values such as kindness and patience. Explore even more traditional types of stories.

What is a fairy tale?

Fairy tales are traditional stories told and retold through generations that are usually spun from folklore. Many were finally written down and have had lasting fame. Cinderella grew up with an evil stepmother and stepsisters.

Why are fairy tales so gory?

That’s why, fairy tales were often gruesome and gory. Over time, almost all fairy tales have been toned down. This is especially true for those stories that have been given the big-screen treatment. These days, readers and movie audiences want happy endings, and so classic tales have been changed to deliver this.

Where did the Brothers Grimm get their inspiration for fairy tales?

As with many fairy tales, it was made famous by the Brothers Grimm when they included it in their 1812 collection of short stories for youngsters. But it’s likely the German authors took their inspiration from another – much darker – story that had been used to warn kids of the dangers of going alone into the forests for centuries before.

What do fairy tales teach?

Unlike fables, fairy tales don't always contain a moral or lesson, they can be pure entertainment, but often teach about consequences and values like kindness and patience. middle school.

What are the characters in a fairy tale?

A fairy tale is a short story often involving magic and legendary deeds. The fantastical characters found in a fairy tale include elves, fairies, witches and dragons.

What did Thumbelina wish for?

A woman wished for a baby, even a tiny one. A fairy granted her wish and gave her a seed to plant. When it bloomed, a tiny baby was inside. A toad fell in love with the baby and kidnapped her. A swallow rescued the baby and took her away to warmer lands. There, Thumbelina found another tiny person just like her. He asked her to marry him and she became queen of the flowers.

Why did the pigs build houses?

One pig built a house of straw and the second a house of sticks, because they were lazy. The third took the time to build a strong house with bricks. When the big bad wolf came, he huffed and puffed and blew the straw and stick houses down. He couldn't blow down the brick house and the pigs put a pot of boiling water in the fireplace. The wolf fell into it and died.

What happened to Hansel and Gretel?

Hansel and Gretel. The two childrens' wicked stepmother took them into the forest and left them there. They came upon a house made of sweets and they ate some. The evil witch that lived there locked them in a cage and was going to make a soup out of them.

What did Jack and the Bean Stalk do?

Jack and the Bean Stalk. Jack took the family cow to sell and traded it for magic beans. His mother was angry and threw them out of the window. The next morning a giant beanstalk had grown. He climbed the beanstalk and found a giant there who had gold coins. Jack stole them and took them home.

What happened to the shoemaker and elves?

Elves and the Shoemaker. A shoemaker and his wife were very poor. One day they ran out of leather so they went to bed. In the morning, they found a pair of shoes and a passerby bought them. The next night, another pair of shoes appeared. The third night they hid and saw two elves making shoes.

Why are fairy tales so gory?

They would, for instance, warn children about the dangers of going into the forests alone. Or they would show the dangers of trusting strangers or of not obeying your parents. That’s why, fairy tales were often gruesome and gory. Over time, almost all fairy tales have been toned down.

How did Henry VIII try to save Glastonbury Abbey?

As most people know, Henry VIII tried to shut down all the country’s monasteries. In an effort to save Glastonbury Abbey, the abbot there tried to bribe the king: he hid the deeds to 12 manor houses in a pie and had his steward – none other than Horner himself – deliver it to the royal court. Horner had a look inside the pie and managed to take the deeds to one house for himself. Interestingly, his descendants still own Mells Manor, though they have always denied that their distant relative acquired it by sticking his fingers in a pie destined for the king!

How did Rapunzel grow?

She’s been imprisoned there as a baby after her father was caught stealing medicinal herbs from the evil witch’s garden. Over the years, Rapunzel’s hair grows and grows. It grows so long, in fact, that when a passing prince hears Rapunzel singing from her window, he is able to climb up to meet her using her hair as a rope. Before long, Rapunzel falls pregnant. The witch learns of her romance and, in a fit of rage, cuts off her hair. She then uses it to entice the prince up the tower. As soon as he reaches the window, the witch leans out and pushes the poor prince. He falls onto a rose bush, with thorns impaling his eyes.

What is Pinocchio based on?

Disney’s 1940 movie Pinocchio was based on an 1881 serial penn ed by Carlo Collodi. As you might have guessed, the screenwriters took the general premise of the Italian’s story for their animated feature film, though of course they left out a few choice elements. The end result was a tale missing some of the darker details of the original version – unsurprisingly since Disney were out to make a sweet morality tale for children rather than scare their young viewers.

What happened to Pinocchio's feet?

Other dark details understandably omitted in more recent versions of the Pinocchio story include the bit where the puppet’s feet are burned off soon after he runs away for the first time. And then there’s the bit where Pinocchio steals some gold coins, gets caught and is hanged for his crimes.

Why did Hans Christian Anderson write the story of the sacrificial sacrifice?

Indeed, the Danish writer wanted to show how noble self-sacrifice could be – though he undoubtedly also used the tale to warn his young readers about the dangers of having unrealistic dreams and even trying to break out of the social class you were born in.

Where does the story of the Pied Piper take place?

The story centres on the small German town of Hamelin. Here, in the late Middle Ages, the people were struggling with an infestation of rats. Then, one day, a rat-catcher in multicolored (or ‘pied’) clothes arrives and offers to drive all the rats away. For a price, of course. The desperate people agree and hire him. The Pied Piper then takes out his magic pipe and starts to play. The music draws the rats out and they all follow him as he walks out of town. The wily Pied Piper leads the plague-ridden rodents to the river where they all drown.

What is the cottage made of in Hansel and Gretel?

Eventually the stumble upon a cottage made of gingerbread, where a seemingly kindly old woman offers to feed them — but it’s a trap. She forces Gretel to do her drudgery, and she starts fattening Hansel up so she can eat him. The kids eventually trick her, though, pushing her into her own oven and cooking her alive. They steal all her valuables and head home, where they discover their mother has died. They live happily ever after with their dad.

Why does Beauty go to visit her family?

Beauty goes, because she is kind and good, and she is welcomed with open arms. Her life is honestly pretty fantastic, but she gets homesick and asks if she can go visit her family. The “Beast” agrees on the condition that she return in one weeks’ time. She goes, and her sisters are super jealous of the beautiful clothing she’s wearing and keep trying to convince her to stay longer than a week so they can ride her thunder. She relents — and then she discovers via a magic mirror that the “Beast” is dying because she didn’t return to him.

What is the inspiration for Sander's book?

Sander also points to inspirations for the dwarves (children whose growth had been stunted working in Margaretha’s father’s copper mines) and poison apple (an incident in German history where a man retaliated against kids stealing his fruit by giving the tykes poison apples — kind of like a notable American urban legend I could name).

What is the story of a piper?

The story: A dude dressed in colorful clothing and carrying a pipe appears in a town suffering from a plague of rats and offers to rid the townspeople of their problem — for a price, of course. The mayor agrees. By playing infectious music on his pipe, the piper lures the rats away and into a nearby river, where they drown. The mayor then reneges on his agreement to pay the piper the fee he’d been promised — so the piper returns one day when all the adults are at church and plays his pipe again. This time, though, he lures the town’s children away. They’re never seen again.

Where do Hansel and Gretel live?

The story: Hansel and Gretel, a brother and sister, live together with their parents in a cottage in the forest. Although their father, a woodcutter, is kind, he’s kind of spineless, so when his cruel wife tells him that in order for them to survive a famine, they’ve got to abandon the kids in the woods, he does so.

Who was Gonsalvus gifted to?

In 1547, though, when Gonsalvus was 10 years old, he was gifted (yes, gifted — again, people are the worst) to King Henry II of France. It turned out to be fortuitous: Henry did not think that Gonsalvus was a wild animal and chose to educate him as a nobleman — he learned not only to speak, read, and write, but to do so in three different languages. (I mean, Henry still wasn’t great — and his wife, Catherine de Medici, looked at Gonsalvus as an “experiment” more than anything else — but at least he wasn’t being forced to live in a cage anymore.) After Henry’s death, Catherine de Medici married Gonsalvus off to another Catherine, the daughter of a court servant. They were married for more than 40 years and had seven kids together.

Who is the Greek saint that inspired Rapunzel?

Her tears restore his sight, they return to his kingdom, and they live happily ever after. The history: Saint Barbara , an early Christian Greek saint and martyr (who, to be fair, may or may not be mythical ), is believed to have been an inspiration for at least part of the Rapunzel tale.

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) based on Little Snow-White by the Brothers Grimm

The fairytale: There are debates on whether the Evil Queen was Snow White’s actual mother or her stepmother.

2. Pinocchio (1940) based on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

The fairytale: Pinocchio kills the Talking Cricket (aka Jiminy Cricket).

3. Cinderella (1950) based on Cinderella by the Brothers Grimm

The fairytale: The two stepsisters each try their luck with the tiny shoe, but upon discovering their feet were too large, one of the sisters cuts off some of her toes while the other cuts off a chunk from her heel.

4. Peter Pan (1953) based on Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

The fairytale: Peter Pan and Captain Hook duel while the Lost Boys and the Darlings finish off the rest of the crew. Peter kicks Hook off the ship, and the latter is eaten by a crocodile. Peter secretly tries to discourage Wendy from leaving, and is unsuccessful.

5. Sleeping Beauty (1959) based on Little Briar-Rose by the Brothers Grimm

The fairytale: Every prince who tried to rescue the sleeping princess would get stuck in a thorn hedge on the way to the castle and die painfully. 100 years later, a final prince gets through the hedge unharmed, sees the princess, and kisses her before she awakens. They marry, and no one questions why the prince kissed an unconscious woman.

6. The Little Mermaid (1989) based on The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

The fairytale: The prince she left her world for falls in love and marries a different girl, leaving the little mermaid devastated. Because of her previous deal with the sea witch, the little mermaid dies of a broken heart as she jumps off the ship she was staying at.

7. Beauty and the Beast (1991) based on Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont

The fairytale: Beauty is the youngest of two malicious, jealous sisters who trick her into going back on her word with the Beast of returning to his castle on a certain date. Back in the castle, Beauty finds the Beast dying. She professes her love for him, the Beast’s curse is broken, and he turns into a handsome prince.