Today, Fable and the Verbivore talk about all things fairy tales.

Fairy tales are defined as “a story, often intended for children, that features fanciful and wondrous characters such as elves, goblins, wizards, and even, but not necessarily, fairies. Fairy tales are often traditional; many were passed down from story-teller to story-teller before being recorded in books.”

Birthed from locally shared folk tales that were passed down by word of mouth through generations, to the Disney movies and inventive modern retellings that we have at our fingertips today, fairy tales are all a part of our lives.

During this episode, we talk about how fairy tales may be stripped down storytelling but they still carry a lot of emotional weight and represent in often fantastical situations things that we can relate to in our own lives. They are also a great writing tool that can be used by taking elements of one of these timeless stories that many of us know and adding a unique setting and asking “what if” in order to create something altogether new but still familiar. Or twisting around the story and changing the perspective or the meaning.

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode! Keep reading, writing, and putting your voice out there!

Into the woods,

Fable & The Verbivore