ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is a Fairy Tale?
A
The Twelve Labors of Hercules
B
The Creation
C
Arachne
D
Cinderella
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Cinderella", or “The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cinderella Story for Kids-Most Loved Fairy Tale of Children. Whether you have heard of any other fairy tale or not, you must have read this story for sure! Yes, we are talking about the Cinderella story for kids.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s the story of a girl who can’t even make it to a party without magical help. But like all fairy tales, Cinderella doesn’t actually have an inherent value system or morality. It’s an obliging story that’s been told and retold so often that it doesn’t really have a stable moral anymore.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Brothers Grimm also collected the tale in their famous fairy tale compendium. That story, called Aschenputtel (Cinderella in the English translations), appeared more than 100 years after Perrault’s version in the 19th century.

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