Even though fairy tales can be scary or carry obscure and unusual messages, as Melissa Taylor states in "Eight Reasons Why Fairy Tales Are Essential To Childhood," fairy tales show kids how to handle problems. Fairy tales are a common thread throughout the fabric of childhood in many parts of the world. ... Fairy tales during the Brothers' time didn't have the same purpose as the ones today do. ... She totally learns her lesson, like all good girls in fairy tales. ... I always thought that fairy tales were all about happy endings and good always coming out on top, however,...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Cinderella," was originally a European folk-tale, telling about a tyrannized heroine, who ends up marrying the prince of the story. Throughout the years, authors such as Walt Disney and Brothers Grimm altered the tale in their own way. ... Disney follows the fairy godmother's role, to grant all of Cinderella's wishes (Grant). ... The fairy godmother, for example, was used to give Cinderella a motherly figure, since her mother was never shown. ... She meets her fairy godmother, who enables her to participate. ...

• Word Count: 871
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School