Comments: I have always been fascinated by the way stepmother's are portrayed in fairy tales. They are almost always portrayed as evil women who treat their stepchildren badly. I would like to learn the reasons that the different fairy tales give on why the stepmothers are bad people.
Possible Stories: I know that there are many fairytale that have the stepmother be the main villain. One that comes to mind first would be Cinderella. This story has not only an evil stepmother but also wicked stepsisters too.
Sample Story: When I was looking through the different fairy tales in the UnTextbook, I found an English fairy tale that told the story of a little girl who was killed by her stepmother and fed to her family. A bird in the end kills the stepmother. I like this story because the little girl gets revenge on the stepmother.
Sample Story Bibliography: Sample story: The Rose Tree.
This story is part of the English Fairy Tales (1) unit.
Story source: English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890).
Topic: Crimes in Fairy Tales
Comments: It seems as if many fairy tales have these horrible crimes that happen in them. I am interested in finding more of them that I have not read yet. The main characters are usually trying to avoid the terrible things that others are planning for them.
Possible Stories: The UnTextbook has been a great resource in finding the stories that I need. One possible story would be The Rose Tree. The UnTextbook also links to other stories that involve crimes in fairy tales.
Sample Story: The story that I liked for this topic was a story about two sisters. A man names Sir William had gained the love of the eldest sister. He soon realized that he loved the younger sister and chose her instead. The older sister became jealous and pushed her sister into the millstream of Binnorie. She drowned and a Harper saw her body and made a harp out of her bones. He took the harp to the king's house and the harp began to play on its own.
Sample Story Bibliography: Sample story: Binnorie
This story is part of the English Fairy Tales (1) unit.
Story source: English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890).
Topic: Magical Objects in Stories
Comments: It seems that whenever magic is involved in fairy tales, it always comes from a certain object. Most of the time, it seems to come from a magic wand. There are various different items that have magical powers in other fairy tales. It is interesting to see all the different objects that contain magical powers.
Possible Stories: The UnTextbook and Wikipedia have many resources that talk about magic objects. A possible story from the untextbook could be The Ass, the Table, and the Stick.
Sample Story: The story that I could use for this topic is about a midwife who goes to a strangers house and puts magic ointment on one of her eyes. She is then able to see pixies. Once the man, a pixie, realizes that she can see him and that she has put the ointment on herself, he makes her blind.
Sample Story Bibliography: Sample Story: Fairy Ointment
This story is part of the English Fairy Tales (1) unit.
Story source: English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890).
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| Magic Wand by Bastique. Wikimedia Commons |
Topic: Meeting Prince Charming in Fairy Tales
Comments: There are many stories in which the main characters meet prince charming at a place where they are not supposed to be. All of the Cinderella type stories have always interested me. I like seeing how they sneak away from their families and end up meeting the love of their live.
Possible Stories: Cinderella is the first one that I think of when I think of this topic. Their were more stories similar in the UnTextbook so there are plenty for me to use as examples.
Sample Story: In the story that I could use for this topic, the main character sneaks off to church. Her evil stepsisters and stepmother would not allow her to attend. She ends up sneaking out and going to church and there she meets a prince and he falls in love with her.
Sample Story Bibliography: Rushen Coatie
This story is part of the English Fairy Tales (2) unit.
Story source: More English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1894).
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