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[shamanicshaymin]

fannish5: Name your five most-loved fairy tales.

1. East of the Sun, West of the Moon

This one I like a lot. X3 It's got everything; adventure, romance, a headstrong heroine, you name it! If you haven't read it, google it. Go go go!

2. Hans My Hedgehog

Okay, so the part where Hans rubs his quills and bloodies up a princess still disturbs me. But everything else about it is badass. A hedgehog who plays bagpipes riding on top of a giant rooster? Yes please. I've actually written the first few chapters of a novel adaptation of this fairy tale. Stay tuned! :)

3. The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Something about it touches me, I dunno. Toys coming to life, a handicapped soldier's forbidden love for a ballerina, and the two of them dancing in the stars signifies their triumph over the asshole jack-in-the-box/imp trying to burn the tin soldier to death. From how I see it, the tin heart is the soldier's enduring love/loyalty/determination and the coal diamond is the plastic life the tin soldier and ballerina left behind~ ♥

4. The Robber Bridegroom/The Juniper Tree/Fowler's Fowl

All three are scary and gruesome as hell. But we've got clever heroines and the villains get PWN'd. Oh yeah! X3

5. Momotarō aka Peach Tarō (Peach Boy)

Now this one, I find a lot of fun~ ♥ There was even a Super Mario adaptation too. :o

There was also this Native American version of Cinderella I like a lot. I forget what it was called, though. And the Anansi tales are fun. :o