Fairy Tales are stories that tell of miraculous and fantastic happenings. The main character in fairy tales are often supernatural and can do all sorts of extraordinary things. These beings could be creatures such as fairies, goblins, brownies, pixies, elves, giants, trolls, leprechauns, witches and wizards. Fairies appear in both fairy tales (in an imaginary world) and in legends (in the real world).
The German brothers Jakob and Wilhem Grimm collected and wrote down many fairy tales. They said fairy tales were the remains of ancient myths and should be set down and studied.
The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen wrote many books of fairy stories, such as 'The Ugly Duckling'. The Italian author, Carlo Collodi wrote 'Pinocchio' and the French author Charles Perrault wrote many famous fairy tales like the famous 'Cinderella', still a well-loved fairy tale today.
(From Hathorn J and L. 1991, Help for Young Writers, P37)
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Published on: 06 Apr 2009
