12 Sep 2009
Fairy tales have ancient origin

Well, mythology and fairy tales are like that - they reflect the sense and sensibility of the folk and the times, and they evolve with both folk and time.

I worry that many of the old tales are being lost again - it seems as though they're not politically correct enough for modern sense - as if we had any. But folk and time will not be denied - and for every one that's lost in the mists, another will rise to enthrall, terrify and enlighten a new generation.

They have been told as bedtime stories by generations of parents, but fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood may be even older than was previously thought.

(link) [The Telegraph]

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