‘Once upon a (0) time’ is the usual introduction to a fairy tale. A child who reads or listens to them imagines something that happened in the past.
One of the main reasons why fairy tales are important is that they help in a child’s character (25)
. In this way young children are able to better understand the world around them.
As adults we still remember the fantasy lands and fantastic characters such as kings, fairies and princesses who (26)
our life from an early age. Lessons about life are portrayed through these characters.
Fairy tales teach children how to deal with basic human dilemmas and conflicts. The stories abound in picturesque scenes and supernatural heroes, but on the other hand, they may be dangerous in (27)
of hidden messages. The versions of fairy tales that are known today are softened versions of some very old stories dating from ancient times.
Original fairy tales were not (28)
for children.
These stories were too cruel and had to be (29)
, although they still have some intimidating features.
There has always been a conflict between good and evil, (30)
can be seen as the internal conflict in a person. Good always wins, but to achieve that the main character has to have a pure heart to defeat the obstacles in front of him or her.
The hero or heroine (31)
a warrior, e.g., in Little Red Riding Hood a girl defeats a big bad wolf.
By identifying with characters who are defined by their virtue, a child can (32)
positive values and obtain emotional stability later in life. That is the reason why each fairy tale ends with the sentence: ‘And they lived happily ever after.’
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