Fairy Tales 2

[4getmenot]

after i read the question below it got me thinking, what is a fairy tale, they all seem to be written in the same era. In many years to come what story now would be classed as a fairy tale if any?

[Octavius]

Re: The Magic Farawy Tree

Blyton always presents positive moral attributes in her characters, and there are definite implicit lessons about virtues and vices (ooer missus) in most of her books. Similarly, there is a very clear conflict between good and evil. Much like the Die Hard trilogy (we don't count the 4th one....yet)

[larkin]

Lol Octavius - Your fave The Elves and the Shoemaker would presumably become The Vertically Challenged Persons and The Footwear Technician - or something to that effect ?

[Champagne]

I'm not sure either, but I'd love to find out the history about a young maiden who shacked up with 7 vertically-challenged men! The kinky little cow! Snow White my ar$e...

[4getmenot]

thats a good point champagne. sounds a bit like hugh heffner and his million bunny freinds.

[Octavius]

Well you certainly couldn't call Dopey... Dopey. Intellectually challenged perhaps. Similarly Grumpy, Sneezy and Sleepy could be offended by their 'tags'. And is it right to assume that they are working class because it's off to work they go?? And why on earth were they always hi and singing about their ho's?

[Champagne]

By Jove you're right Octavius!! They were nothing more than a bunch of drug-pushing pimps!!! And after all, prostitution is the oldest profession. And it sounds to me like Snow White was their top girl. Well... they obviously haven't met me. ;o)

[Octavius]

champagne, You can turn tricks? It ain't no trick to get rich quick If you dig dig dig with a shovel or a pick In a mine! In a mine! In a mine! In a mine! Where a million diamonds shine.

larkin, perhaps it could be Elvis and The Blue Suede Shoe Maker.

I'll get me coat.

[Champagne]

I suggest you get the white jacket with the straps...

MENTALIST!

[fatmanlevi04]

what was the question down below??

[fatmanlevi04]

Oh god McFluff the Magic Faraway tree was one of the best books written, with dame washalot what was the guys name who couldnt remember his own name and there was moon face, silky it was class, what were the other books called?

[Octavius]

Mr. Watzisname

The Enchanted Wood (1939)
The Magic Faraway Tree (1943)
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946)
Up the Faraway Tree (1951)
Round the Bend (TBC)

[jno]

historically, the Grimms collected folk tales; Perrault (17th century) and Hans Christian Andersen (19th) wrote their own. I don't think anything since those has become widely accepted as a fairy tale. Some of Enid Blyton's may come to be, but they probably need to show more staying power yet.

[Octavius]

I think the problem lies in the fact that they really would be 'nothing new' just merely a re-worded and re-titled version of an existing fable or fairy tale.

For example, The Stinky Cheese Man (1992) is widely accepted as a contemporary fairy tale, but is itself a parody of The Gingerbread Man.

Perhaps years ago people were more imaginative and had a greater belief in religious values, monsters from the deep and from within. Pinnochio was written in 1883, that's about as contemporary as it gets isn't it (but even that was a reworking of Decameron by Boccaccio in 1353). Perhaps Alice in Wonderland (1865) could be considered a faery taile (althoguh some say a horror story)...?