tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post4604839442793063639..comments2024-03-28T18:17:21.840+01:00Comments on The Multicolored Diary: Folklore Thursday: What's missing from fairy tales?The Multicolored Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144973071708552103noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-67789648010376272132016-03-03T18:09:10.860+01:002016-03-03T18:09:10.860+01:00I once found a story where the eldest brother was ...I once found a story where the eldest brother was the hero...SparklingBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078183466560217480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-9540163044887926482016-03-03T17:23:26.194+01:002016-03-03T17:23:26.194+01:00First one: Definitely :) Older (and middle) siblin...First one: Definitely :) Older (and middle) siblings need stories too. I recently found a Hungarian folktale where the middle brother was the hero :)<br /><br />Second one: I have an entire chapter on this in my upcoming book. In my opinion, this all depends on whether the story is from your own culture (or a culture you are intimately familiar with), what genre it is (fairy tale vs myth or epic)A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-72690947233085510342016-03-03T17:15:59.383+01:002016-03-03T17:15:59.383+01:00I stick to my topic: older brothers / sisters who ...I stick to my topic: older brothers / sisters who are kind, clever and not to forget: love their siblings with full heart. (Especially the little one.) Come on, being the older one can't be a reason.<br /><br />Another topic in connection with this: as folktales are not hard-coded forever anywhere... I mean: this is why they are folktales... you know... changes by time and place... so my Szilviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140812622622221962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-86568934955119151202016-03-03T15:14:27.054+01:002016-03-03T15:14:27.054+01:00More heroic ladies (Disney's Brave and upcomin...More heroic ladies (Disney's Brave and upcoming movie Moana is a step in the right direction)<br />magic instruments (especially instruments outside of flute, harps, and the occasional fiddle)SparklingBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078183466560217480noreply@blogger.com