Question

1 What does the term “fairy tale” mean to you? Can you remember the first fairy tale you heard or read? What did you like or dislike about it?

2 What is your favorite fairy tale? Why do you think you remember it so well?

3 Why do you think fairy tales have endured for so long?

4 What makes a great fairy tale?

Answer 1

1. Fairy tales are stories, that shows the common truth regaridng men, and the world around them, in a very simple manner. It also teach children proper behaviours, and proper norms of the society. According to Albert Einstein, the more the children read fairy tales, the more they become intelligent. Fairy tales have full of charaters like beautiful princess, talking animals, witches, dragons, etc. It helps children to reach an imaginary world full of wonders. It helps children to become adventerous, and also to overcome difficult situations in daily life like poverty, shortage of money, being away from parents, etc.

The first fairy tale I read was Alice in wonderland. I liked it and really enjoyed. Bery following the rabbit where ever it goes, it helps  us to wander every where of an imaginary world.

2. The first fairy tale which I most enjoyed to read is the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I enjoyed the story very much, and I read the story a number of times . The beautiful appearance of Snow White, her sufferings, etc. explained in the story are heart touching. And the entrance of the dwarfs, and the love and caring offered by them to Snow White, takes the readers to another level.  

3. Most of the fairy tales are traditional. It passed from one generation to another by word of mouth communication. It exsited even upto decades before, without even recordical backgrond. Its existence will still continue because of advanced technology and visual medias. It could influence children, all over the world equally. It makes us familiar a different  world, and a variety of characters having different features, which are quiet unknown to us.  

4. It is the magial settings, and magical influences within the story, really makes the story, a fairy tale. Fairy tales do not have any rules. The characters whether they are human beings, witches, giants, animals, birds, what ever it is, they can do any wonders.