Fairytale Blog Tag

Hello everyone!
I'm excited to participate in a lovely tag created by the ladies at Fairytale Central. Thank you so much ladies for this fantastic way to celebrate National Tell a Fairytale Day! They have some magical posts as they have been celebrating all month, check out the link-up on their blog to read others' answers to the tag and to join in the fun.

Anyway, without further ado, here are my answers:

– What’s an obscure fairy tale you love?

The Four Gallant Sisters, from the Brothers Grimm.
 I admit I've only read an adapted version, but the same goes for my first experience of many other fairytales. Regardless, I highly recommend this, especially to those who have sisters. ❦

– If you got to choose Disney’s next animated princess movie, what fairy tale would you choose to be adapted?

I would love to see a version of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, however, this might not be the one for Disney.
Maybe a Golden Goose retelling? I can see how the humor of it could be developed, and they could do something special with the characters as well.

– What is the first fairy tale you remember hearing when you were a child?

Sleeping Beauty or Rapunzel. My dad always talks about how I could recite Rapunzel word for word. Maybe it made an impact on me, I do have hair down to my knees. :D

– If you were to embark on a fairy tale quest, what necessities would you pack in your bag?

I'm a list person, so here goes:


Bird Seed - not to do a Hansel and Gretel, just for friendly birds.
Food - obviously.
A Shawl - to keep warm.
Sewing Supplies - you never know.
A Book - even fairytale adventures might get a little boring.
A Magical Necklace my grandmother gave me - okay, it's not really magic, it's just very special to me.

– What’s your favorite fairy tale trope?

I like the tests of cleverness {that villains, magical beings, or kings who only sort of want to marry off their daughters use}. I especially like the way it is used in my obscure fairytale above.

– If you could be any fairy tale character archetype (the princess, the soldier, fairy godmother, talking animal, mischievous imp, wise old
woman, evil stepmother/sister, etc.), who would you want to be and why?

Between the Fairy Godmother and the Wise Old Woman. I like helping people, and I get the feeling that these ladies, although sometimes very helpful, mostly get to sit back and watch the show {I bet there's a lot of laughter going on in the background}.

– What animal/mythical creature would be your sidekick for fairy tale adventures?

I have to go with the classic: A horse.

I know it's boring, but I try to be a practical person. However, fairytale horses can be really cool, and very helpful. In an obscure fairytale retelling I like called The King of Ireland's Son the main character has a horse who helps him hide in {successively}: his teeth, his tail hairs, and a nail in his horseshoe, thus enabling him to win a challenge and rescue someone.

– What is your favorite historical era, and what fairy tale would you love to see in that setting?

I must admit that I am somewhat enamored of the Victorian and Georgian eras of British history. I think a Victorian Rapunzel retelling would be really interesting, since long hair was kind of a trend then, and maybe a Georgian Beauty and the Beast, especially since the architecture of this period is so beautiful and classic.

– If you could change a fairy tale’s villain into a hero, who would you choose and why?

There have been several instances of this, but I'm still going to go with either the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, or Rumplestiltskin.

I think they both have potential to be good, Rumplestiltskin is helpful, the wolf in most retellings is really more symbolic and not actually a wolf, and they both have a connection with the main character that could work out better. I've also read a retelling of each story that made them sort of the heroes, which I really liked.

– Do you prefer fairy tales with happy endings or sad/tragic endings? why or why not? 

Maybe happy endings, or somewhere in between, like The Snow Queen.
I must admit that I don't really remember a lot of fairytales with sad endings, but that doesn't mean they're not out there. If I come across any I might rethink my answer.

Sometime soon I hope to talk about fairytales and tea to go with them.

Thank you again Arielle, Christine, and Faith for this tag! Thank you for reading!