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Topic: Compare one folk tale we have read to a similar tale from
another culture. Note the significant differences in plot, character and tone between the
two tales, and discuss how these differences shape the way readers respond to the tales.
(You may want to have several people you know read the two tales and give you their
responses, but this is not required.) Offer conjectures, if you can, as to why the tales
may have taken these forms in the two different cultures.
Possibilities:
| Cinderella, p. 3, or |
Cenerentola, Pentameron, or |
| Ashenputtel, p. 68 |
Kari Woodengown, Lang RFB |
| Hansel and Gretel, p. 145 |
The Deserted Children, p. 697, or |
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Nenillo and Nennella, Pentameron |
| Tom Tit Tot, p. 207 |
Rumpelstiltskin, p. 131 |
| Rapunzel, p. 75 |
Petrosinella, Pentameron |
| The White Cat, p. 32 |
The Forest Bride, p. 387 |
| Eros and Psyche, p. 180 |
The Padlock, Pentameron |
| Sleeping Beauty, p. 137 |
Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Lang BFB, or |
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Sun, Moon, and Talia, Pentameron |
| Mother Holle, p. 134 |
Toads and Diamonds, Lang BFB, or |
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The Two Cakes, Pentameron |
| The Twelve Months, p. 186 |
The Months, Pentameron |
| Puss in Boots, p. 24 |
Gagliuso, Pentameron |
| Fisherman and His Wife, p. 88 |
The Stonecutter, p. 516 |
| Little Red Riding Hood, p. 112 |
Little Red Cap, Lang BFB |
| Bastianelo, p. 154 |
Clever Elsie, Grimm |
| Two Old Woman’s Bet, p. 154 |
The Emperor’s New Clothes, Andersen |
| The Brave Little Tailor, p. 61 |
Jack in the Giant’s New Ground, p. 674 |
| The Three Hares, p. 497 |
The Three Little Pigs (English) |
| Drakestail, p. 45 |
The Mitten (Eastern European) |
| Wonderful Tar Baby, p. 666 |
The Rubber Man, p. 627 |
Almost all the suggestions here are either in your book or on the Web. Of course, there
are many collections of fairy tales at your local library also. If you wish to compare two
other tales, discuss your idea with me well in advance.
Length: 2 or more typed pages
Format: One-inch margins, single-spaced, 10 or 11 pt. font
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