Mine is The Little Mermaid. I like it because it's different to most because it doesn't have a happy ending. What do you like, and why?
2007-05-13 02:23:46 · 22 answers · asked by Poison 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Little red riding hood, nothing like getting ravished by a big bad wolf.
2007-05-13 02:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by tempest 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beauty and The Beast (all versions from traditional to Disney to ballet). I like the idea that the heroine is strong minded and an independent enough thinker to not "judge a book by it's cover" and that she is intelligent as well as beautiful. I also like that things don't just "work out" to a happyily ever after, but that both the hero and heroine actually grow and change - Together :)
2007-05-13 03:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like Ivan the Fool. It is a russian traditional fairytale.
It has a lot of interpretations but the context is always the same: three brothers, ivan is the youngest, two elder brothers - handsome and strong - always fail to tackle the problem and Ivan is always a winner due to his kindness, quick mind and agility.
2007-05-13 02:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by Mania 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Ugly Duckling. The bird was not a duck at all, but a swan. Baby swans often look un-attractive when young ; they develop later into the beautiful swans that we know. The mother duck obviously sat on a swan's egg, which took long to hatch.
2007-05-13 16:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by skeetejacquelinelightersnumber7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, mine is also The Little Mermaid. It's unique, unpredictable, cute and I adore the sea. My childhood fantasy has always been to become a mermaid.
2007-05-13 02:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by EbonyRose 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Three Billy Goats Gruff
2007-05-13 02:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by sunny w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Seven Swans. Another story that doesn't have a happy ending.
My favourite interpretation has witchcraft as well, which is always good.
Not the matterwoks interpretation!
2007-05-13 04:09:19 · answer #7 · answered by misspurplesusi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vasilisa the Beautiful - its Russian.
I like The Princess and the Pea. The girl is tough.
2007-05-13 03:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say Cinderella. Mostly because I loved it as a child and then when I was single I placed an ad in a newspaper with this ad: "Cinderella looking for her prince (my name is Cindy) and my future husband answered it because his last name is Prince. We'll soon be married 16 years. " :o)
2007-05-13 03:20:49 · answer #9 · answered by Cindy P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bremen Town Musicians and The Black Bull of Norroway
2007-05-13 02:39:04 · answer #10 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋