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Howdy and welcome back to your favorite fairy tale podcast, Fairy Tell-Tales! It’s your host Delilah and I’m very excited for our discussion about one of my favorite tales. But first, let me remind you of a couple of things:

As I learned in my fairy tale class, older versions of fairy tales were not intended for children. This means that there is often material that is violent or inappropriate for children.
Some tales have more versions than others and therefore have more media and material about them.

Today’s episode will be featuring a tale that has a violent backstory. While it is not anywhere near the most violent or graphic of fairy tales I’ve read, it might have the ability to change your perspective on a nostalgic movie.

Fairy Tell-Tales, Episode 3 Breakdown:

In this episode, we’re talking about one of my favorite movies as a kid, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses from Mattel Entertainment. It came out in 2006 and I could not get enough of it. I remember getting the doll from the movie and I was sooo excited.

So, I understand that not everyone will have the time to sit down and watch a full length movie. I don’t technically have the time but because of this project I get to call it homework, which is amazing. Instead of asking you to watch the movie, I’ll include a quick run down of the plot within the podcast and include where you can find the movie below in the “Links” section.

Like I stated earlier, some fairy tales have a lot more written about them than others. This one in particular has very little and what I could find mostly did not seem credible. What I have been able to figure out is that the older version we will be discussing is from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. There is a link to the story below. According to the Sur La Lune website, that is the oldest written (and maybe only written) version of the tale. I will also have that webpage linked below for you to read if you want to get more insight on to what history about the tale is known.

Can’t wait to dive into the story with you on the newest episode of the Fairy Tell-Tales podcast!

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Howdy! My name is Delilah and I’m your host on the new fairy tale podcast, Fairy Tell-Tales. I’ve always been an avid reader, but after taking a fairy tale course in college, I became more interested in this realm of literature. Since taking that course, I’ve been able to realize how much pop culture is influenced by older fairy tales.

As I learned in my course, fairy tales can often work as a form of social commentary. We can take our modern fairy tales and view them through the lens and influence of the older versions of the same tale. From there, we can reveal almost entirely different stories than the ones we currently accept based solely on entertainment value. This season we’re going to be looking at examples of fairy tales in pop culture within the context of older versions of the same fairy tale.

Fairy Tell-Tales, Episode 1 Breakdown:

For episode one, we will be discussing three Cinderella tales, including Taylor Swift’s music video for her song “Bejeweled”. First, if you haven’t seen the video, stop what you’re doing and go watch it right now. Not only is it an actually stunning masterpiece, but it’s also crucial for our discussion that you be able to recall some elements of the video. Whether or not you’ve seen it before or you’ll be watching it for the first time, there are a few points that I want you to pay special attention to.

The comment at the beginning about the talent competition
Cinderella’s performance
The dragons on the castle at the end

The older tales we will be discussing in this episode are Charles Perrault’s “The Little Glass Slipper” and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s “Cinderella”. Below, you can find links for the music video and both of the other versions. There is also a link to “A Girl, A Shoe, A Prince: An Endlessly Evolving Cinderella” written by Linda Holmes for NPR. This is great to read if you want to learn more about the history of Cinderella and different versions of her tale. There is also a link to more information on Katherine Orenstein.

I’m excited for our discussion and can’t wait to be your new favorite fairy tale podcast!

Links:

Perrault’s story:

https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Charles_Perrault/CINDE https://www.npr.org/2015/03/13/392358854/

NPR article:

a-girl-a-shoe-a-prince-the-endlessly-evolving-cinderella

Katherine Orenstein:

https://www.theopedproject.org/about-katie

Clock image: https://pixabay.com/vectors/clock-old-clock-antique-clock-face-1605224/