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 Fables and Fairy Tales
| In the original tale of 'The Little Mermaid,' mermaids do not have souls, but they become foam upon the water. Because she took her life instead of the prince's, she is given the chance to enter heaven. What must she do in order to gain this admittance? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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300 years of good deeds. She is admitted to the 'Daughters of the Air' and they wander the earth bringing wind when it is hot, rain in a drought, and protect children. And if they bring a smile to a childs face 1 year is taken off and if a child cries, 1 year is added. Yeah, that seems fair....
| In 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp', Aladdin's wishes are never given a limit. Not only that, there are two objects which house wish granting genies: a lamp and what else? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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a ring. The sorceror who wanted the lamp in the beginning was not the Vizier, as portrayed in the movie version. He brought Aladdin to the cavern to retrieve the lamp, and here's a ring to protect you along the way. Aladdin refused to hand over the lamp until he was safe outside, outraged, the sorceror closed the cavern and left him there. The ring apparently has the same powers as the lamp, so why the sorceror went through all the trouble in the first place, I'll never know...
| The 'Sleeping Beauty' that we all know and love ends with the Prince's kiss and the two living happily ever after. Charles Perrault adapted the French tale even further. The Prince did not announce his new bride to his parents until they had already had two children, the eldest of which was about 4. Why did he wait so long? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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His mother was an ogress and loved to eat children. And she almost got them, but her plan was thwarted and she hurled herself into a pit of serpents which ate her alive. The very same pit she had planned on sacrificing the children and bride to.
| In 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' we are given the death of the Queen as her falling off a cliff. But originally Snow ordered shoes to be put on her mother as a punishment. What kind of shoes were they? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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Red-hot iron shoes. They were actually iron shoes with which she was forced to dance until she fell down dead. Similar to the tale 'The Red Shoes' in which a poor girl is taken up by a rich woman after the death of her mother. She is schooled and when time comes for her confirmation, she chooses to wear red shoes to the ceremony. As a punishment from God the shoes become bewitched and she must dance and dance until she is forced to cut off her feet, and spends the rest of her life repenting her 'sin.' Now, that's just cruel.
| In a story similar to Cinderella, 'Donkey Skin' is the story of a beautiful girl who tends to the animals of a small farm. But she's actually a princess who has run away from home. Yadda, yadda, yadda, there's a ring instead of a slipper, they live happily ever after. But why did Donkey Skin run away from home in the first place? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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Her father wanted to marry her. Yup...Incest drove our princess away. You see, on her deathbed, the Queen said 'promise me you'll never marry anyone less beautiful than I am.' Convinced that was not possible, she died contented. But their daughter grew to be even more lovely, so the King decided, since he had to marry to produce a male heir, to marry his daughter.
| In the original tale of Pinocchio, we see him as an ungrateful little brat from the beginning. Not shown in the film, what does Pinocchio do to Geppetto as he is being carved? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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Kicked him and ran away. Yeah, he gets better, and becomes a real boy and all that, but in the beginning he was just a jerk!
| In the original tale of Beauty and the Beast Beauty had several brothers and sisters. When she returned after residing with the beast for some time, they tried to persuade her not to go back. She does return, but what does she find when she arrives? | Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
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He's almost dead, but he recovers now that she's home. Well, some of the old Faery Tales had to have a happy ending...Can you imagine if ALL Faery Tales were as depressing as The Red Shoes, or Two Frogs?
In a shark. The idea of a man being trapped in the body of a shark, even a very large one, just wasn't doing it for the guys at Disney, so they created the whale so Geppetto could have some leg room.
The Queen. The queen dies and leaves the king a widower, making him promise to remarry someone as beautiful as she.
His daughter. His daughter? It's true. Thats why she makes outrageous demands then runs away when her father isn't swayed.
A dress as colorful as a rainbow. She didn't ask for the rainbow dress. Instead it was a cloak of 1000 furs.
Walnut juice. Yes, it was walnut juice. She used that to cover her beautiful face to escape from her father.
Roughskin. I don't know why they call her that, probbly because she is wearing the cloak and hiding herself.
A golden rose. I can't explain how she can carry a golden spinning wheel, but she did.
His soup. Yes, in his soup. Luckily he didn't choke on any of these trinkets.
He slipped a gold ring on her hand without her noticing.. How he got a ring on her finger without her noticing is beyond me.
yes. Of course! It's a fairy tale!
1634. "Sleeping Beauty" became better known after it was published in 1697 by Charles Perrault in a collection of stories, "Contes de ma Mère l'Oye" ("Mother Goose Tales"). Perrault's version is one most known, yet an older variation called "Sun, Moon and Talia" was published in 1634 by Giambattista Basile.
| In the original fairy tale the prince renames Thumbelina to what name?
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Maia. The prince met Thumbelina when the bird who rescued her dropped her in a field of flowers. The flower Thumbelina choose was occupied by the prince, and when he saw her it was love. He said "Thumbelina" was not a name beautiful enough for a princess and renamed her "Maia".
| What did Hansel and Gretel leave as a trail, in order to find their way home on the second time? | Fairy Tale Trivia
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breadcrumbs. This tale is German in origin, and was first published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. It is about two young children who are taken into the wilderness by their father and left to die. They discover a witch’s cottage, and the witch takes them in with the intent of eating them. They defeat the witch by burning her in her own fire. Gruesome stuff, yet most people know all about Hansel and Gretel. In fact, "Hansel and Gretel" was the clue Will Smith used in solving his case in the movie "I, Robot".
Little rattle stilt. “Little rattle stilt” is the correct answer, being that a Rattle Stilt is a type of goblin.
| What color was the apple that the evil stepmother/witch gave Snow White to eat? | Fairy Tale Trivia
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white and red. White AND Red. The last trick the Queen created was a poisoned apple, and in the disguise of a countrywoman offered it to Snow White. Snow White was hesitant, so the Queen cut the apple in half, ate the white part — which had no poison — and gave the poisoned red part to Snow White. She ate the apple eagerly and immediately fell into a deep stupor. When the dwarfs found her, they could not revive her, so they placed her in a glass coffin, thinking that she had died.
The Grimm Brothers. "Rapunzel" was one of the original Grimm fairy tales, and unlike some of the Grimm Brother tales this one ended happily. The imperiled princess is a popular theme in many fairy tales.
| In the tale of "Three Billy Goats Gruff", what lives under the bridge the goats must cross? | Fairy Tale Trivia
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a troll. "Three Billy Goats Gruff" originated from Norway. Another perspective is that the protagonist is the troll, and that the moral is to accept a good deal, rather than to wait for a better one.
not mentioned. "The Three Little Pigs" have been parodied and satirized in countless versions over the years. A personal favorite is the version from Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre", with Billy Crystal as Larry the pig, the sweet runt of the litter who was wise enough to build a brick house. There is also Jon Scieska's book, "The True Story of the 3 Pigs", which is the wolf's point of view.
Hans Christian Andersen. Hans Christian Andersen, one of the most beloved storytellers, wrote many familiar stories such as "Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling". He is honored with a statue of the Little Mermaid in the Copenhagen harbor, his hometown. Jeanette Hassenplug is one of the storytellers that influenced the Grimm Brothers writing of "Red Riding Hood". And Charles Dickens? Hans Christian Anderson was a houseguest of his (after five weeks, an unwelcome one).
France. French writer Madame Gabrielle–Suzanne de Villeneuve penned the tale in 1740. tale. Her tale was novella in length, and the prime audience was adults. The underlying theme was a protest of how few rights women had, particularly when it came to marriage. Some sixteen years later, the novella was toned down by Mme Leprince de Beaumont, who published the new version in a magazine for well–bred young ladies. This is the version we are most acquainted with today.
| "Jack and the Beanstalk" is a well-known and popular tale of a young man who must deal with a giant at the end of a beanstalk. The giant usually said the following when a human was nearby:
"Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman."
What was the second part of his saying?
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Be he 'live, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones for my bread.. The origin of "Jack and the Beanstalk" is unknown, although it is thought the story originated in Britain or Germany. The earliest printed edition that has survived is dated 1807. The Mickey Mouse version a la Disney is a fun one to watch, especially the food scene with Goofy.
| How did the frog turn into a prince in the original telling of the Grimm Brothers' "Frog Prince"? | Fairy Tale Trivia
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the princess throws him against the wall in disgust. The frog rescued the golden ball that belonged to the princess, and in return she had to take him home with her. She was disgusted by the frog and eventually in a fit of temper she threw him against the wall. Kissing him is a lot less violent, yet as the saying goes, "You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your handsome prince". King Harold, we discover in "Shrek 2", admits to being the Frog Prince, and in "Shrek 3", he croaks--literally.
| In the Norwegian fairy tale "The Princess on the Glass Hill" (or the Glass Mountain), what three objects does the princess hold? | Fairy Tale Trivia
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golden apples. "The Princess on the Glass Hill" is also known as "The Princess on the Glass Mountain". The youngest son, who is teased cruelly by his older brothers succeeds where others failed by collecting all three of the golden apples. He redeemed the apples for the princess, and he got half of her father's kingdom as well.
| Pinocchio, from the Italian fairy tale by Carlo Collodi, does not appreciate the advice of the talking cricket. What does he do to the cricket to get him to stop giving him unwanted advice? | Fairy Tale Trivia
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throws a hammer at him. Collodi's "Pinocchio" is much more of a rascal than Disney's version. He is a liar, as we all know, a runaway, and on top of that, he is a cricket killer. He does not appreciate the sage advice the talking cricket gives him and throws a hammer at it, which kills the insect. Pinocchio is not so easily rid of the conscientious bug, which is a good thing for Pinocchio, who gets into all sorts of situations.
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