Eukara Vox -> RE: If we had... (5/16/2012 21:44:09)
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Fairytales are stories that are told in the real world, with real world-ish situations, but include otherworldly details and characters. I fairytale MUST have certain things in it for it to be a fairytale. They include: Royalty as a prominent feature Otherworldly characters Magic Defined good guy and bad guy The happily ever after concept Even if it is subtle, commentary on social norms Animals that can interact with people, but not anthropomorphosised. The setting, though is real world-ish, still has an aspect of the "In a land far far away" There is always a quest or set of quests to be completed by the main character. Another thing that defines a fairytale from legends, folklore, etc, is the appearance of sets of three. Fairytales must have these. Three quests, three sisters, three brothers, three kingdoms... This is a fairytale. It matters not if it is Disneyfied or Grimm. Cultures have had fairytales long before Italy and Europe "published" them. As a matter of fact, Yeh-Shen was Cinderella, long before Cinderella existed.
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