"The way to read a fairy tale is to throw yourself in."
W.H. Auden
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother
Once she gave her a little riding hood of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else; so she was always called 'Little Red Riding Hood.'
One day her mother said to her: 'Come, Little Red Riding Hood, here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine; take them to your grandmother
The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as Little Red Riding Hood entered the w
"If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future."
ABBA - I have a dream
THE LITTLE MERMAID(Part One)
Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep [and] in the deepest spot of all, stands the castle of the Sea King.
Outside the castle there was a beautiful garden, in which grew bright red and dark blue flowers, and blossoms like flames of fire; the fruit glittered like gold, and the leaves and stems waved to and fro continually.
Each of the young princesses had a little plot of ground in the garden, where she might dig and plant as she pleased.