KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -The oldest known written fairy tales come from Egypt c. 1300 B.C. However, since fairy tales began as an oral tradition, they probably existed long before that. Fairy tales often begin with “Once upon a time…” Today we consider a “fairy tale ending” to mean a happy ending.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christian Andersen invented the “fairy tale” as we know it today – simple, timeless stories that explore universal themes and end happily. This saga was originally told orally around 1000 CE and was written down in the thirteenth or fourteenth century and is a major landmark in Icelandic folk literature.