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THE ORIGINAL FAIRY TALES
FAIRY TALES
Fairy Tale: A fanciful
tale of legendary deeds
and creatures, usually
intended for children.
What makes the fairy
tale different from
folklore, fables, and tall
tales is its use of magic
and fantasy.
THE PURPOSE:
While today parents love telling their favorite Fairy Tales to their own
children, the dark and often gruesome plot lines of the original stories
were intended for adult audiences, not youngsters.
Fairy Tales were originally created and told by women who were
revolting against societal norms.
At that time, women were meant to be seen and not heard. Many
women did not agree with this concept and rebelled by creating
shockingly gruesome stories where the endings were not always happy.
They would then tell these stories at parties and other gatherings.
THE PURPOSE CONT.
Throughout history, tales continued to be told and retold as
women spent much of their time together, spinning, weaving, and
sewing. Their tales allowed them to create heroines that were
strong and enabled them to pass on stories to their daughters and
granddaughters that taught powerful lessons of conquering
adversity and rewarding virtuousness.
These tales often included cautionary warnings of what would
happen if young ladies (teenagers) did not behave as they should.
FAMOUS FAIRY TALE AUTHORS
Charles Perrault (France) 1600’s
Grimm Brothers (Germany) 1800’s
Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark)
1800’s
QUESTION…Question: If women originally came up with these fairy tales, why
are all the authors men?
Answer: These famous authors did not come up with these fairy tales
themselves. These tales had been around for years and years, spread by word
of mouth. These men just took these stories, tweaked them a little, and put
them in a book. Women could not be authors during this time, so men “stole”
their stories and published them in books. They also toned them down and
removed much of the violence so they would be more suitable for children
(even though by today’s standards, they’re still pretty rough).
CHARLES PERRAULT
Charles Perrault (France) 1600’s
Collected fairy tales and published
Tales of Mother Goose in 1697
Among the eight stories in this
book are The Sleeping Beauty, Little
Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella.
GRIMM BROTHERS
Grimm Brothers (Germany) 1800’s
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
Wilhelm Carl Grimm
-The brothers went to school determined to study law as their father had done.-However, while attending school, Jacob became interested in the legends and both discovered that they enjoyed folk poetry.
GRIMM BROTHERS
The Grimm Brothers traveled about
the countryside for 13 years listening
to folktales as told by those who had
heard them from their mothers and
fathers.
Their 200 stories commonly called
Grimm’s Fairy Tales have been
translated into 70 languages.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Hans Christian Anderson (Denmark) 1800’s
Andersen's writings began to be published in Danish in 1829. His
first works were poems, plays, novels, and impressions of his
travels.
In 1835 Andersen published Fairy Tales Told for Children.
He published these short stories with little appreciation of their
worth and returned to the writing of novels and poems. However,
people who read the stories--adults as well as children--wanted
more.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
In 1833 the king gave him a
grant of money for travel, and he
spent 16 months wandering
through Germany, France,
Switzerland, and Italy collecting
stories.
Andersen published 168 fairy
tales in all.
COMMON ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES
Talking animals / objects
Cleverness / trickster / word games
Travel
Triumph of the poor
Human weakness explored (i.e., curiosity, gluttony, pride, laziness, etc.)
Human strengths glorified (i.e., kindness, generosity, patience, etc.)
Tall story (slight exaggeration – hyperbole)
Guardians (fairy godmothers, mentors, magical helpers, guides, etc.)
Monsters (dragons, ogres, evil creatures, etc.)
Struggle between good and evil, light and dark
Youngest vs. Oldest (sons, daughters, sibling rivalry)
Sleep (extended sleep, death-like trances)
Impossible tasks (ridiculously mind-numbing, fantastic effort needed to complete, etc.)
Recurring 3’s, 6’s, or 7’s
FAIRY TALE RESEARCH
You will get into groups of 4 and research the fairy
tale that has been assigned to your group.
You will use the website:
www.surlalunefairytales.com
You will then create a powerpoint presentation that
you will share and present to the rest of the class.
Here are the Fairytales you will be researching:
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Sleeping
Beauty by
Charles Perrault
(1889)
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
By Charles Perrault,
(1697).
THREE LITTLE PIGS
The Three Little Pigs by
John Russell Smith, 1849.
HANSEL AND GRETEL
By The Brother’s Grimm1889
THE FROG KING
By The Brother’s Grimm
(1884)