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    Puss in Boots

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    Puss in Boots 1. Plot summary The fairy tale Puss in Boots is about … Once there was a poor miller‚ who only had a mill a donkey and a cat to give his sons when he died. The youngest son was left with only the cat to live on. He asked for a pair of boots and a bag. When he received them‚ he went and caught a rabbit. He brought the rabbit to the king‚ and said that it was from the Marquis of Carabas. He did this for about two months‚ until he heard that the king was planning to make a trip in the

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    Almost everyone in the world grows up reading‚ listening to‚ or watching fairy tales as a child. These fairy tales started out as entertaining stories‚ but as they were handed down from one generation to the next‚ they slowly became more than that. They have grown to be of great importance because they teach children how to act and present oneself in the world. One such fairy tale is Cinderella. On the surface‚ it seems to be a simple story about a young woman whose wishes come true. However‚ the

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    many guidelines that help define what a Faerie story consists of. Tolkien is so specific that you get the feeling that the only books that fit into the guidelines are his own. Of course there are thousands of books and stories that people call Fairy-Tales that don’t fit into everyone of these guidelines‚ but a new genre hasn’t been created. This fact leaves one wondering; do everyone one of Tolkien’s guidelines need to be achieved for a book to be called a Faerie story? The answer to me is that the

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    Fairytales Do fairy tales really exist? “I believe in fairy tales‚” Said Abigail. Abigail is a young‚ innocent girl trapped in a modern and cruel world. She attends school at Carolina High School and Academy. Sometimes while in school she feels different‚ so she creates her own surrealistic world to get out of the real one. Abigail is a 15 year old latina living with her dad and her four brothers. She is not just a regular girl because her innocence gives her the power to change everything around

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    Textquestions 1

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    fables? The characteristics of a fable are that the main character is usually a talking animal and the short story expresses a clear moral at the end. How are folktales and fairy tales related? Folktales and fairytales are related because a fairy tale is a type of folktale but a folktale cannot be a fairytale. A fairly tale takes place “long ago and far away” and usually involves a person in a royal station while a folktale. __________________________________________________________________________

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    would recognize those words addressed to the big bad wolf in the fairy tale” Little Red Riding Hood‚” just as most people would also recognize “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” as the words of the fairy godmother from “Cinderella.” What most people may not realize‚ however‚ is that although “Cinderella” and” Little Red Riding Hood” are both fairy tales often read to children as bedtime stories‚ “Cinderella” is actually a much better fairy tale because of the description of the main character‚ the kind of conflict

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    upon his proper body‚ and nought he‚" which is extremely feminist. However‚ Chaucer makes us see the Wife of Bath as inconsistent‚ at times illogical‚ and also amoral and adulterous‚ The prologue and tale is spoken by a woman of supposed vast experience‚ yet was written by a man. While the prologue and tale may be seemingly feminist‚ could it be a vehicle for a deeper anti-feminist message? <br> <br>The Wife of Bath had a strong argument in favour of marriage but is easy to fault. Her argument that

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    wolf. On a different note‚ in order to understand how this fairy tale was capable of assisting children with the issues of growing up during the time‚ one must first note children’s circumstances in the 17th century. First‚ children were not viewed as having any special needs and therefore there was no established system of education for these children. Consequently there were no books written specifically for them. Eventually‚ fairy tales evolved as a means of educating children. Little Red Riding

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    directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson‚ one important character is Donkey. In the film the directors introduce non-traditional characters to the traditional fairy tale storyline to put a funny twist on things. In a traditional fairy tail there would not be a talking Donkey as one of the main characters. In most traditional fairy tales there is a ‘handsome‚ strong’ prince and a weak princess whom relies on the prince rescue the damsel in distress. Donkey is very quick witted this is illustrated

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    Elisabeth Panttaja‚ the author analyzes the classic fairy tale that most of us have grown up knowing of Cinderella. The author’s analysis is a bit abrupt and right to the point‚ but also cleverly stated. The authors essay is about Cinderella being crafty‚ and not the normal perception of Cinderella being a princess who is virtuous and patient. It is also described in the essay that Cinderella may not be as motherless as it seems in the classic fairy tale. We think to assume that because she has magical

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