What are some of the most common fairy tale tropes?
If you’re a fan of fairy tales and have ever wished you had a list of fairy tale terms and phrases, you’re in luck.A new podcast, Fairy Tales Channel, has made the task of keeping track of the terms and tropes it’s covering a bit easier, with a simple search engine and a handy video […]
When you can’t stop thinking about teremoks and teremiños, you can start writing about them
The concept of an illustrated fairy tale was born in the 1980s with the work of illustrator Teremoko (1912-2011).She and her colleagues made a lot of wonderful illustrations for children’s books, including The Little Prince by Dorothy Parker (1939) and The Three Little Pigs by Walt Disney (1954). Teremko’s illustrations were inspired by fairy tales and […]
Fairy tale: Why the title is important
Fairy tale was the name of the first story written in ancient Greece, and it is one of the most popular myths in literature.The Greek name for it was aëtēs (the Greek for “dream”), and it was used as a title for stories written in a later era.The storyteller, or storyteress, in these stories was […]
How to be an Elf in Mermaid Fairy Tales
What happens to a mermaid after she’s mermaided?How to live on a beach in Mermoire?And how to be a merwoman, even if you’re just a maid?These are some of the questions asked and answered by a Mermaid in the fairy tales.What does mermaid mean in Mermish?What is a merperson?What’s the mermaids life?The Mermurs life is […]
How to read the ending of ‘Frozen’ to find out what happened in the film
The final act of Frozen is a very complicated and emotionally fraught one.While it is the end of the story, the first scene of the film does not have a climax and does not end with the happy ending that the film’s creators hoped for.Instead, the film goes on to tell the story of a […]
Why Russia’s fairy tale is ‘a perfect fit’ for Donald Trump
By ALEX GALIKOV/Associated PressThe Trump administration is considering a new Russian fairy tale as the centerpiece of its foreign policy agenda, according to a senior administration official.The administration is weighing the idea for a new book about fairy tales, which would be written by a former aide to President Vladimir Putin, and published in the […]