Fairy Tale Unit

I found the fairy tale unit quite strange. To be perfectly frank, I feel like most of these stories are geared towards women. I understand that the class is at least 90 percent female but come on. The only time men are mentioned in these stories, they are portrayed as beasts, whiny, ugly, or cannibles.

However, on the flip side, it definitely opens up a new perspective on how I think about fairy tales. Since I have a perception of Disney movies as being the only way of making a fairy tale, I now know that not every fair tale is so "happily ever after." I feel like I just found out all over again that The Lion King is a remake of Hamlet. I was actually quite shocked.

Anyways, here are some awesome links, some of which were generously provided by Kim Jaxon and others that were provided by the wonderful invention of the Internet.

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/

http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/

http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/f/fairy_tale.asp

http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Folklore/Literature/Tales/Fairy_Tales/