They have an educational purpose, don’t they? ‘Lose your temper and you lose your bet’, ‘The science of laziness’, ‘Dauntless young John’….

Poestion, Josef (1884) " Ring, der Königssohn", Isländische Märchen, Wien: Carl Gerold's Sohn, pp. 71–86.But I think the fairytale tradition also does something that is not entirely caught by “once upon a time”, that is, it remains in the realm of metaphor. Even when you have things that are not fanciful – no pumpkin coaches or anything like that – you still stay in a realm where the writing does not present a mirror image but definitely a concocted thing. Ransome, Arthur (1916). Peter's Russian Tales. London, New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons. pp. 58–75.

Carleton, William (1830) Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, First Series Vol. 1., Dublin: William Curry, Jun, and Company. Retrieved 11 November 2017. However, scholars have struggled for critical reception while analyzing Disney films despite their enormous popularity and commercial success. Some scholars such as Marcia R. Lieberman (1972) and Kay Stone (1975) argue that Disney spells false magic on children for amplifying the stereotype of innocent, passive beauty. In their argument, good-temper and meekness pretty girls are invariably singled out for reward fortune and happiness from some Prince Charming ( Beauvoir, 1953). This fairy tale’s patriarchal ideology must influence children’s expectations. They put the concern for Disney’s social responsibility since its animated film versions of fairy tales have achieved widespread popularity, affecting the mass audience. Lieberman and Stone echo the fairy tale’s socializing power, a rising discourse of the feminist fairy-tale research, incubating the advent of modern fairy-tale studies ( Haase, 2004). Elliott, K. (2010). Adaptation as Compendium: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Adaptation: The Journal of Literature on Screen Studies, 3, 193-201. I think that fairy tales for kids are so important because they develop a child’s imagination andteach important life lessons. (The original fairy tales especially.) Here’s a list of fairy tales, some original and retold, and some updated, and some modified.The Comparison as to Age Between the Four Elders: Namely, the Crow of Achill, the Great Eagle of Leac Na Bhfaol, the Blind Trout of Assaroe, and the Hag of Beare There are plenty of small, wee creatures that do well; there’s plenty of being on the side of the downtrodden and that kind of attitude. It’s humorous and mischievous, and full of charm. There was that kind of imitation but there were also more elegant imitations – a lot of women, for example, wrote harem stories. One of the features of the Arabian Nights is that there are so many strong heroines – a lot of passionate, strong creative women having every sort of adventure. No Lie, Pigs (And Their Houses) Can Fly! The Story of the Three Little Pigs as Told by the Wolf by Jessica Gunderson, illustrated by Cristian Bernardini