Classic Fairy Tales for Kids
Origins of Fairy Tale Stories
Irish Fairy Tales
and more...
To learn a little about classic fairy tales for kids, one must go further back in time... further than
James Stephens
Irish Fairy Tales.
Fairy Tale Stories were gathered up by different researchers into collections from folktales. Some were changed and some actually were written by author like the
Andersen Fairy Tales
.
Ideally one would start with
Aesop's Fables
which are not the same in genre as these collections but still a part of children's classic literature.
Many names became known such as the
Grimm Brother
Fairy Tales or the
Perrault
Fairy Tales but there true origins are difficult to trace because they came from the spoken word and from different cultures that intertwine.
Take for example the Cinderella Fairy Tale. It has centuries and has gone through dramatic changes, even before the fifty short stories from the
Il Pentamerone of Giambattista Basile
.
Arabian Nights
are an example of tales from Persian times. Below are some links to very famous references and the all time favorite classic fairy tales that have travelled through time, and right into our present day.
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Ugly Duckling and other Andersen Fairy Tales
James Stephens biography and Irish Fairy Tales
Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales, sweetened Grimm fairy tales
Charles Perrault Fairy Tales, a fashioned Cinderella
Il Pentamerone Fifty Famous Fairy Tales by Giambattista Basile
1001 Arabian Nights Aladdin Tales and more
Bland tomtar och troll Among Elves and Trolls Swedish folklore and fairy tales
Aesops Fables The Origin of The Fable
Joseph Jacobs Folklorist
Andrew Lang Coloured Fairy Books
Madame D'Aulnoy Conte de Fee Inventor of Fairy Tales
Lyman Frank Baum Wizard of Oz An American Fairy Tale
Flora Annie Steel Punjab's English Folklorist
Jean de La Fontaine French Fables
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