Perrault did it
the Grimms did it
Andrew Lang did it
every generation someone takes responsibility for telling again the fair tales that have been told and retold time and again.
what a huge job. someone should do it.
what tales would you include that you can tell or would like to tell by heart?
here's a list of tales I would like retold - that I know by heart
sleeping beauty
Cinderella
rumplestiltskin
the dog and the bone
Ivan and the wild wolf
the flying ship
silly noddy and the pike
Red riding hood
goldilocks
the three little pigs
hansel and gretel
Korean / Chinese stolen princess
Korean the smart peasant and the stupid nobleman
jack and the beanstalk
the tortoise and the hare
Aladdin and the lamp
the emperors new clothes
the pied piper of Hamlin
and for history that I might like to know
Gilgamesh
Beowulf
parsifal and the Grail
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