Talk:Fairy tale
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Fairytales...where did they come from? They came from a long time ago.
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[edit] Pictures
All the pictures here are by Ivan Bilibin, and while they are very nice indeed, it would be nice to get some diversity. I'd like to switch a couple out with other illustrations to get some more variety. Any objections? -Branddobbe 05:39, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
- Be my guest. As long as the pictures aren't copyrighted of course. One of Gustave Doré's illustrations would be nice. --Steerpike 10:55, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
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- I took out the second two illustrations and replaced them with a picture of Little Red Riding Hood and a picture of some trolls and a princess. However, the pictures are still obviously pretty Euro-centric. I don't know enough about fairy tales from other cultures to put in pictures from non-European sources, but if someone else here does you're more than welcome to do so. -Branddobbe 16:21, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Hello. I read the article and I got a very simple problem with it. It's about fairy tales, but it talks about indo-european fairy tales as if whole world's fairy tales were "of same structure". They are not. Not even close. It'd be wise to specify in the article that this applies only to indo-european fairy tales, not to the whole world. Thanks. :)
- Expanding it would be better. Goldfritha 22:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
- Since it talks about fairy tales in general rather than in the specific, what, BTW, do you consider inaccurate when applied to other cultures' fairy tales? Goldfritha 22:30, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
is there a difference between fairy tales and fairy stories shouldn't it be described here i was just wondering since George Orwell called animal farm a fairy story but he nor that book are mentioned here so i thought that that might have something to do with it
[edit] Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales are something you would read to children not adults right because my mom doesnt read fairy tales --TamagotchiGirl13 19:33, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- Fairy tales aren't something you would read to adults, but they are often read by adults. Adults find meanings in fairy tales that children miss, including adult themes that children don't appreciate. In fact, fairy tales are designed with double-entendres for adults, for both humor and for teaching the birds and the bees.
Coyoty 02:25, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Claim about India
Can anyone back up that claim about "origins"? Given that that is the sort of nationalistic claim often made on scant evidence -- what sort of evidence can be provided for the origin of an oral tale is one country? Goldfritha 23:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Faerie tale
"Faerie" is an occasional spelling of "fairy" but I would need references to see that "faerie tales" is a common enough spelling to belong in the lede. Goldfritha 21:14, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Social criticism
Removed one unsubstantiated claim about fairy-tale collectors, and editted another. We need some references for social criticism. Goldfritha 22:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
