Most fairy tales were written for adults ... and the vision of a world turned upside down. Often the tales seem to have gotten away from the teller. Look, for instance, at Carlo Collodi’s ...

That is still staggeringly lofty. Consider the following 10 trees, each the tallest in the world by species. While King Stringy may sound more like a cartoon character than a tree, this beautiful ...

The main types of literary creation imply different ontologies. But you would be quite mistaken if you believed, for example, that the classical fairy tale has only its autonomous inner meanings and ...

Reflecting on the possibility of wonder and magic in the work, Eliza Orzeszkowa noted in 1888, There are resurrecting waters, singing trees, birds that speak like men, and people who love like gods; ...

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Thought fairy tales were all pampered princesses and happily-ever-afters? Think again. The original versions of some of our best-loved fairy tales are a far cry from their Disney-fied incarnations ...

including the aforementioned Howard Boditch and the colorful characters the protagonist meets while in the world of Empis. We will continue to update this feature as Fairy Tale takes further steps ...

How does the same story come to be known as “Beauty and the Beast” in the U.S. and “The Fairy Serpent” in China ... told in distant parts of the world. The brothers Grimm wondered whether ...