by Shonna | Aug 17, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
Chances are, if there is a fairy tale story about brothers, they are going out to seek their fortune. (Apparently, this is hard to do in one’s hometown.) If it’s a story where they return home, it becomes a contest to see who has become more successful; who will...
by Shonna | Aug 10, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm
I’ve commented before how many of the Grimm’s fairy tales are like retellings of other Grimm’s tales. We read versions of the same story elements over and over. This week’s readings contain more examples of plot elements from other stories being re-used in a new...
by Shonna | Aug 3, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm, reading challenge
In our reading of Grimm so far, we’ve come across several types of trees. This week we read about two kinds. But first, a walk through the orchard in Grimm’s Fairy Tales: Hazel tree In Cinderella, Cinderella’s father gives her a twig from a hazel bush (the first twig...
by Shonna | Jul 27, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm, reading challenge
Most of the time we focus on the main characters in the story, but side characters, secondary characters, sidekicks, etc. add so much to a tale. Whether they’re bringing comic relief or a plot twist, we love our side characters. Grimm’s Fairy Tales: The Three...
by Shonna | Jul 22, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm, reading challenge
In a fairy tale, if you want to marry a princess, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you. You will be asked to demonstrate great strength, wisdom, and the ability to get along with others. Also, patience, long-suffering, and above all else, courage. Grimm’s Fairy...
by Shonna | Jul 13, 2019 | Fairy tales, Lessons From Grimm, reading challenge
A common fairy tale trope is for a king to give away his daughter in marriage to a man who can perform some extraordinary feat: kill the dragon terrorizing the land (The Two Brothers), find some impossibly lost object (The Queen Bee) or, as a reward for kindness....
