I think it is invaluable for students, as well as , teachers to read and ponder multiple versions of a fairytale. In the past I have assigned my students the task of locate as many version of the same fairytale as they could, and then we analyzed each version as a class. Afterwards, I asked my students to compose their own versions of the same fairytale, but they could not repeat any of the other versions we read. Amazingly most of the students were able to add a new twist to the tale. I believe that multiple versions of the same story allow the fairytale to evolve and adapt to the audience. Have you ever played the game where you start a sentence on one side of the room and by the time it gets to the other side it is different? I believe that fairytales are the same. They have to be or how could these stories endured through time and across cultural and physical boundaries? Due to cultural and language differences in countries and cultures the stories must change to be relatable.
As another classmate pointed out the classification systems are Grimm fairytale I had not heard, A Fairytale about a Boy Who Left Home to Learn about Fear. I enjoyed this tale because the main character is searching for the one thing he already had which actually was courage. It was an unusual plot twist I found intriguing. Also the fact that the main character of the boy had no name; therefore, it could have been changed to any name by the person telling the story or imagined by the reader to be themselves. I think this might be one I will use in my classroom when we cover fairytales.
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