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2007-10-05 03:01:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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No, they are tales, made up stories.

2007-10-05 03:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by krennao 7 · 1 0

Fairy tales = fictional stories with a message in them!!

For a comparison of fairy tale with other kinds of stories, such as myths, legends and fables, see Traditional stories.

Gustave Doré's illustration to the European fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional story that usually features folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events. In modern-day parlance, the term is also used to describe to something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending)[1] or "fairy tale romance", though there are notable examples and genres of fairy tales that do not end happily. Colloquially, a "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any far-fetched story.

In cultures where demons and witches are perceived as real, fairy tales may merge into legendary narratives, where the context is perceived by teller and hearers as having historical actuality. However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, persons, and events; they take place "once upon a time" rather than in actual times.[2]

Fairy tales are found in oral folktale and in literary form. The history of the fairy tale is particularly difficult to trace, because only the literary forms can survive. Still, the evidence of literary works at least indicates that fairy tales have existed for thousands of years, although not perhaps recognized as a genre; the name "fairy tale" was first ascribed to them by Madame d'Aulnoy. Literary fairy tales are found over the centuries throughout the world, and when folklorists collected them, they found fairy tales in every culture. Fairy tales, and works derived from fairy tales, are still written today.

The older fairy tales were intended for an audience of adults as well as children, but they were associated with children as early as the writings of the précieuses; the Brothers Grimm titled their collection Children's and Household Tales, and the link with children has only grown stronger with time.

Folklorists have classified fairy tales in various ways. Among the most notable are the Aarne-Thompson classification, and the morphological analysis of Vladimir Propp. Other folklorists have interpreted the tales' significance, but no school has been definitively established for the meaning of the tales.

2007-10-05 10:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by onelittleangelsittingonmyknee 3 · 1 0

they are a good read, but for actually happening in real life - no, for 99.9% of the people. Do you have a specific fairy tale in mind?

2007-10-05 10:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by oldbeatlefan53 6 · 1 0

Yes, reality is subjective to the viewer, who am I to argue with my gaellic ancestors.

2007-10-05 10:06:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I heard when you can see little Pierrot in your eyes,
then you must be very pure.
you have a pure heart.

I do not think people who has got bad heart can see it.

2007-10-05 10:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by standard69 2 · 1 0

depends. which story r we tellin'?

2007-10-05 10:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by Vixen409 2 · 1 0

No, I'm an atheist.

2007-10-05 10:04:14 · answer #7 · answered by mattgo64 5 · 0 3

no

2007-10-05 10:57:43 · answer #8 · answered by roberto a 2 · 0 1

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