Tales

In this section we want exaplain some tales. Fisrt we start explaining The Little Mermaid, below we explain Cinderella and finally, The Puss in Boots.

The Little Mermaid

 
This is a fairytale written by the Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), famous for his stories for children. It was first published on April 7, 1837.






Argument:

The Little Mermaid has reached the age for being allowed to ascend to the surface. In its first ascension she saves a prince from drowning in the sea, and hopelessly falls in love with him. Although she made many sacrifices, including accepting a pact with a witch who took her voice in exchange for a human body, the prince finally falls in love with another woman. Finally the Little Mermaid has the occasion to live under the sea, but she didn't want to hurt the prince, so she preferred to sacrifice herself for him. When she thinks she has reached the end, the fairies come to her and take her to live in heaven.

Cinderella

This fairytale was written by the Grimm brothers. The tales of the Grimm brothers are a true classic of the German literature. Jacob and Wilhelm GRimm became famous for their collection of fairytales drawn from Germanic oral tradition.

Argument:

Cinderella's father, a widower, married a woman with two daughters. When he died, the sisters and her stepmother, who were full of envy because of her sweetness and beauty, treated her with great contempt and forced her to do dirty tasks, but she still remained sweet and serene. The prince organizes a ball to find a wife but despite this being her greatest dream, Cinderella's stepmother won't let her go to the party. Then her grandmother's fairy appears, and transforms her into a princess for the ball, but warning her that the spell will be undone at midnight. Cinderella and the prince fall in love and dance all night, but at the stroke of midnight Cinderella runs away, losing one of her shoes. The prince decides to make all the girls try out the shoe, and marry the one who the shoe fits. Despite all the attempts of her wicked stepmother and her daughters for the prince not to find out the shoe belonged to Cinderella, she finally marries the prince.

Puss in Boots 

 

Puss in Boots is a European folk tale, compiled in 1697 by Charles Perrault in his Tales of Mother Goose.

Argument:

The miller of the kingdom left only a small inheritance for his youngest children, a cat. The two other brothers have a better fate, but the younger ones, far from abandoning the cat, they listen to him. The cat tells him that if they trust him and get him a pair of boots and a sack, he'll take them out of poverty. The courage of the cat will get him to know the king and the miller's youngest son, who from now on will be called the Marquis of Carabas, finally meets the princess and marries her.

And now some exercises ;)




The Little Mermaid:

1.      Who is little mermaid?

2.      How many sisters have the little mermaid?

3.      Who is the boy who saved the little mermaid?

4.      Explain the end of the tale.

   

Cinderella:

1.      Who is Cinderella?

2.      How many sisters have Cinderella?

3.      How Cinderella can go to the party? Who helps the girl?

4.      Explain the end of the tale.

 

Puss in Boots:

1.      Who is Puss in Boots?

2.      Why Puss in Boots helps his master?

3.      Does the plan of Puss in Boots?

4.      Explain the end of the tale.