CONTENTS 10 10 12 14 What Is a Fairy Tale Why Are Fairy Tales Told Themes in Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Retold Cinderella Yeh Sher Let's Compare The Fisherman and His Wife The Stonecutter Let's Compare Jack and the Beanstalk Thirteenth Let's Compare Write Your Own Fairy Tale Glossary For More Information 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 Index 32
WHAT IS A FAIRY TALE What Is a Fairy Tale lairy tales are stories written for children They tell the story of a person having a difficult time but they almost always have a happy ending Fairy tales are full of wonderful characters from evil witches and unicorns to fairies and elves Storytellers based characters and settings for their fairy tales on places and people from their own culture D Fairy tales often have magical settings and
WHAT IS A FAIRY TALE EAG Fairy tales were first told aloud They were passed down from one generation to another As the stories were told over time they changed Eventually fairy tales were written down Since then the stories have been rewritten many times Generation means people born at around the same time Most fairy tales were first told rather than written down so their original authors are
