fairy tales by deb harris. what is a fairy tale? six things to look for in a fairy tale: six things...
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Fairy TalesFairy Tales
by by
Deb HarrisDeb Harris
What is a Fairy Tale?What is a Fairy Tale?
Six things to look for in a Fairy Tale:Six things to look for in a Fairy Tale: 1. Tale starts with “Once upon a time” or 1. Tale starts with “Once upon a time” or
“Far, far away”“Far, far away” 2. Some kind of Magic2. Some kind of Magic 3. Usually royalty- king, princess, etc.3. Usually royalty- king, princess, etc. 4. Castles or magic land4. Castles or magic land 5. Things occur in 3s or 7s5. Things occur in 3s or 7s 6. Ends with “They lived happily ever 6. Ends with “They lived happily ever
after” after”
List Types of TalesList Types of Tales
Fairy TalesFairy Tales CinderellaCinderella Snow WhiteSnow White RumplestiltskinRumplestiltskin Sleeping BeautySleeping Beauty Beauty & the BeastBeauty & the Beast Jack & the BeanstalkJack & the Beanstalk Peter PanPeter Pan RapunzelRapunzel
Tall Tales/FablesTall Tales/Fables Paul BunyanPaul Bunyan Casey JonesCasey Jones Johnny Apple SeedJohnny Apple Seed Pecos BillPecos Bill Tortoise and the Tortoise and the
HareHare Little Red HenLittle Red Hen Three Little PigsThree Little Pigs Boy Who Cried WolfBoy Who Cried Wolf
Why would Cinderella, Snow White and Why would Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty be considered Fairy TalesSleeping Beauty be considered Fairy Tales
Common BeginningsCommon Beginnings Tale begins with “Once Tale begins with “Once
upon a time…” “A upon a time…” “A long, long time ago…” long, long time ago…” or Far, far away”or Far, far away”
Happy EndingHappy Ending Tale ends with Tale ends with
characters resolving characters resolving their problems, being their problems, being rewarded and “living rewarded and “living happily ever after”happily ever after”
CharactersCharacters Tale has at least one Tale has at least one
good character with good character with actions to support actions to support those characteristicsthose characteristics
Magical OccurrenceMagical Occurrence Magical occurrence will Magical occurrence will
be an integral part of be an integral part of the plot with characters the plot with characters involved with magicinvolved with magic
Differences between Types of Differences between Types of TalesTales
Folk tales are oral Folk tales are oral tradition, about everyday tradition, about everyday life, underdog triumphs, life, underdog triumphs, many times animals play many times animals play characters with human characters with human characteristicscharacteristics
Fairy Tales are Fairy Tales are subgenre of folk tales, subgenre of folk tales, have royalty magic, have royalty magic, begin with once upon a begin with once upon a time and end with time and end with happily forever after happily forever after
Tall Tales are bases on Tall Tales are bases on true stories that have true stories that have greatly exaggerated greatly exaggerated and handed down by and handed down by word of mouthword of mouth
Fables usually have Fables usually have animals with human animals with human characteristics and characteristics and teach a lesson or have teach a lesson or have a moral to the storya moral to the story