Fairy Tales

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The Tale of the Golden Cockerel . Alexander Pushkin

One defines the short story as HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /Prose " \o "Prose " prose writing of less than 10 ,000 to 20 ,000 words (and usually more than 500 words ) which may or may not have a narrative arc . Stories were of interest right from the beginnings of humanity . But the short story as we know it today didn 't emerge as a popular form until the end of the

eighteenth century Certainly the form has many practitioners and many styles . These days especially , it traipses about the range of possible styles and HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /Genre " \o "Genre " genres flirting with all sorts of poetic abstractions and excesses Nonetheless , what was true a thousand years ago is still true today the short story is a quick form set for quick action . Ephemerality dominates over longevity . There is no space , nor desire , for the weighty and lengthy examinations of the novel or epic poem . Only quick truths need apply : epiphanies , surprises , twist endings and suicides ' [4]

Once upon a time ' We all remember when mother or grandmother started their tale with these words . Fairy tales have been passed down for generations . There was always magic and the major contradiction of good versus evil . Originally , fairy tales were passed on by women as a way to teach lessons to children about life and behavior . Later , the tales were written down by people like the Grimm Brothers to share as entertainment and as a study of folklore

One of the most favorite fair stories was , still is and definitely will be Red Riding Hood , a folktale that has changed much in its history It may be a children 's story , but it contains within it themes of HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /Sex " \o "Sex " sex HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /Violence " \o "Violence violence and even HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /Cannibalism " \o "Cannibalism cannibalism as modern researchers . The origins of the Little Red Riding Hood story can be traced to oral versions from various European countries and more than likely preceding the HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /17th_century " \o "17th century " 17th century , of which several exist , some significantly different from the currently-known version

This widely known version is about a girl who travels through the woods to deliver food to her grandmother . The girl is approached by a HYPERLINK "http /www .wordiq .com /definition /Wolf " \o "Wolf " wolf on the way , who eventually tricks her , and eats her and her grandmother . A woodcutter however comes to the rescue and cuts the wolf open . Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother emerge unharmed

The earliest literature of which we have knowledge is that of fairy lore , and the fairy tale has survived through all the changing ages to this day , and is still as popular with childish minds as in...