Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales

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1. The name 'Cinderella' is actually a kinder version of what original 'title.' Cinderwench Cinderbrat Cindermaid Cinderchild

2. 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? She can never be admitted, but this is better than being foam Convert to christianity 300 years of good deeds Kill the Sea Witch

3. 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? a ring a mirror a pair of slippers a golden apple

4. 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? His mother was an ogress and loved to eat children His mother planned on marrying him herself His father had already promised him to another The family was cursed, and he wanted to save them from it

5. 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? So small that her feet shriveled up and fell off Leaden shoes accompanied by a swim in the moat Really ugly loafers Red-hot iron shoes

6. 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? Her father wanted to marry her She wanted to live outside the world within the castle Her sister was jealous of her beauty and wanted her dead An evil sorceress casts a spell on her, making her unknown to her family

7. In the animated film version of the tale of the Greek God Hercules, he is said to have been born to Zeus and his wife Hera then drained of most of his 'powers' by a jealous Hades. But the real legend of Hercules gives a different excuse for his dual mortal and immortal being. Zeus beat Hera so to exact revenge she cursed the child Hercules was the result of Hera bedding a mortal man Just kidding, that actually is how the legend goes Zeus bedded a mortal, who then gave birth to Hercules

8. 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? Ran through the house and break all of Geppetto's things Tripped him so he fell out the door into the streets, then locked the door Calls him nasty names and laughs at him Kicked him and ran away

9. 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? She returns too late and the Beast is already dead He has taken his own life out of grief She returns late and he is so angry he kills her He's almost dead, but he recovers now that she's home

10. In the movie, Pinnochio saves Geppetto from the belly of a whale. How was Geppetto 'caged' in the Faery Tale? On a pirate ship A desert island A sea dragon In a shark