THE FAIRYTALE MEME

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Title’s fairly (haha) explanatory, here you get to play with all kinds of fairy tales from around the world! You can follow the script (light and breezy Disney, or dark as hell Grimm?) or flip the roles around, make a whole new AU or adapt your favorite parts to your favorite canons. Below are some examples of classic tales, but don’t let them limit you – if you have a favorite story, share it and play it!

 

-STORIES-

ENGLAND

·        Jack and The Beanstalk

·        Goldilocks and the Three Bears

·        Tom Thumb

SCOTLAND

·        Tam Lin

·        The Selkie Wife

·        The Baobhan Sith

 

FRANCE

·        Beauty and the Beast

·        Puss In Boots

·        Little Red Riding Hood

·        Sleeping Beauty

·        Rapunzel

·        Cinderella

 

GERMANY

·        The Frog Prince

·        Snow White

·        Hansel and Gretel

·        Rumpelstiltskin

·        The Twelve Dancing Princesses

 

DENMARK/SCANDINAVIA

·        Thumbelina

·        The Little Mermaid

·        The Princess and The Pea

·        The Steadfast Tin Soldier

·        The Snow Queen

·        Prince Lindworm

 

ARABIA

·        Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

·        The 1,001 Arabian Nights

·        The Seven Voyages of Sinbad The Sailor

·        Ali Baba and The 40 Thieves

 

JAPAN

·        Momotaro

·        The Tale Of The Bamboo Cutter

·        Urashima Taro

·        The Inch-High Samurai

GREECE

·        Cupid and Psyche

·        Hades and Persephone

·        Orpheus and Eurydice

·        Pygmalion and Galatea

 

 

If following a specific story isn’t in your groove, cherry-pick your favorite character types and tropes to make your own story!

 

Characters

·        Big Bad Wolf

·        Evil Sorcerer/Sorceress

·        The Fair Folk

·        Fairest Of Them All

·        Fairy Godmother/Devilmother

·        Familiar

·        Genie In A Bottle

·        Good Princess, Evil Queen

·        Headless Horseman

·        Hot Witch

·        Just Like Robin Hood

·        Knight In Shining Armor

·        Prince Charming

·        Proud Beauty

·        Scullery Maid

·        Shapeshifting Lover

 

Places

·        Big Fancy Castle

·        Dances And Balls

·        Enchanted Forest

·        Gingerbread House

·        Girl In The Tower

·        Haunted Castle

·        The Hedge of Thorns

 

Plots

·        Bride And Switch

·        Changeling Tale

·        Child Marriage Veto

·        Curse Escape Clause

·        Cursed Item

·        Deal With The Devil

·        Dragon Hoard

·        Dragons Prefer Princesses

·        Engagement Challenge

·        Forced Transformation / Animorphism

·        The Girl Who Fits This Slipper

·        I Know Your True Name

·        Love At First Sight

·        Old Begger Test

·        Rescue Romance

·        Save the Princess

·        Secret Identity

·        Secret Test of Character

·        Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

·        Trail Of Bread Crumbs

·        True Love’s Kiss

·        When The Clock Strikes Twelve

·        Year Outside, Hour Inside