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The Theme, or Overall Effect of Fairy Tales

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The theme, or overall effect of fairy tales is justice in a cruel world. Examples of this Folk Literature include but are not limited to Little Red Hen, Hansel and Gretel, The Ugly Duckling, and Sofia the First. These are all bedtime stories that can be told any time of day, including at school and/or daycare. This is because children of all ages can learn a variety of lessons from these narratives. The following explication will provide a synopsis or moral of each text as well as compare and contrast at least a couple of them.
In the Little Red Hen, the bird and her chicks completed the work themselves while the other animals refused to help with the chores. As a result, they refusers could not have any bread. Thus, the moral of this story is that we do not eat if we do not work. Moreover, we are reminded in this moral in His letter via the Apostle Paul. Thus, this short story is an allusion to 2 Thessalonians 3:10 since the gist is that we go hungry when we don't work.
In Hansel and Gretel, the woodcutter works hard to feed his family of four yet he is unable to provide enough food for his wife and children due to the great famine in the land. Still, the stepmother is jealous of her stepchildren and wants them to go to the thickest part of the forest so that there will be enough food for her husband and herself whilst the youngster are cared for by rich strangers. Because he loves his son and daughter, nonetheless, he is against this idea and the wicked stepmom persists selfishly. Before long, the kids end up in the witch's cottage and Gretel outsmart this villain who wants to eat her and her brother into an oven. Soon, their father finds them and he had left the stepmama when he realized how evil she was.
In The Ugly Duckling, the mother duck gives birth to her offspring and one of them is not really hers. Thus, the young ducks make fun of the little swan. He is also rejected by the other characters and this disdain negatively affects his self-esteem. Fortunately, he realizes his identity towards the end of the story and the other swans help him to discover his true identity. The moral of this wonder tale is that it's okay to be different and to be yourself.
In Sofia the First, a shoemaker marries a king and she loves his offspring the same way in which she loves her daughter. Even though Amber is initially jealous of her stepsister Sofia, Cinderella helps them in the initial screenplay realize that they are true sisters and James has loved his bonus sister from day one. Since the older princess was scored herself by her stepsisters, she is able to help Sofia and Amber make amends. Not only are they true sisters. James and Amber address their stepmother as Mom instead of Stepmom since she loves them as her own children unlike Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel's stepmommy.
In conclusion, the theme is the same even though the elements of the stories are different. In other words, the underlying idea is about finding justice in an wicked world. However, the characters as well as the plot and setting differ from tale to tale. Nonetheless, boys and girls of all ages enjoy these because the lessons come alive from story to story. Besides, many of them are able to relate to these narrations especially since their parents and grandparents have been struggling throughout history.

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