history: I like to read fairy tales. My favorite one is Cinderella.
knowledge: Thousands of variants are known throughout the world.
response: Neat! Did you know there are thousands of variants of that story?
history: I like to read fairy tales. My favorite one is Cinderella.
Neat! Did you know there are thousands of variants of that story?
No, that's crazy! I also like Hansel and Gretel. The original version is quite graphic.
knowledge: Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables.
response: Interesting. Fairy tales differ from legends in that legends are thought to be true.
history: I like to read fairy tales. My favorite one is Cinderella.
Neat! Did you know there are thousands of variants of that story?
No, that's crazy! I also like Hansel and Gretel. The original version is quite graphic.
Interesting. Fairy tales differ from legends in that legends are thought to be true.
That's interesting. What can you tell me about the Brothers Grimm?
knowledge: They were among the first and best-known collectors of folk tales, and popularized traditional oral tale types such as ''Cinderella'' (''''), ''The Frog Prince'' (''''), ''The Goose-Girl'' (''Die Gänsemagd''), ''Hansel and Gretel'' (''''), ''Rapunzel'', ''Rumpelstiltskin'' (''''), ''Sleeping Beauty'' (''''), and ''Snow White'' ('''').
response: Well, the were the first and also the most famous of folk-tale collectors. They popularized several traditional tales like Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin among others. Have you heard of Rumpelstiltskin?
history: I like to read fairy tales. My favorite one is Cinderella.
Neat! Did you know there are thousands of variants of that story?
No, that's crazy! I also like Hansel and Gretel. The original version is quite graphic.
Interesting. Fairy tales differ from legends in that legends are thought to be true.
That's interesting. What can you tell me about the Brothers Grimm?
Well, the were the first and also the most famous of folk-tale collectors. They popularized several traditional tales like Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin among others. Have you heard of Rumpelstiltskin?
I do like that one. I think many of their tales have been altered for kids today so they don't get nightmares.
knowledge: The term is mainly used for stories with origins in European tradition and, at least in recent centuries, mostly relates to children's literature.
response: That's interesting. The term "fairy tale" usually refers to European stories, and are mostly aimed at children.
history: I like to read fairy tales. My favorite one is Cinderella.
Neat! Did you know there are thousands of variants of that story?
No, that's crazy! I also like Hansel and Gretel. The original version is quite graphic.
Interesting. Fairy tales differ from legends in that legends are thought to be true.
That's interesting. What can you tell me about the Brothers Grimm?
Well, the were the first and also the most famous of folk-tale collectors. They popularized several traditional tales like Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin among others. Have you heard of Rumpelstiltskin?
I do like that one. I think many of their tales have been altered for kids today so they don't get nightmares.
That's interesting. The term "fairy tale" usually refers to European stories, and are mostly aimed at children.
Yes, though times change and we change how we tell stories to children.
knowledge: However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, people, and events; they take place once upon a time rather than in actual times.
response: Interesting. Fairy tales also generally avoid religious references, except superficially, and take place in made-up locations.