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On Fairy Tales
A Shimmering, Dancing Fairyland: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
Nussknacker und Mausekönig, the Original Nutcracker Tale
Chicken Feet and Fiery Skulls: Tales of the Russian Witch Baba Yaga
Delicate Magics: Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Kingdoms of Elfin
Defining Princesses: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Swineherd”
A Stolen Fairy Tale: The Swan Princess
Bringing Fairy Tale to Ballet: Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
Hans Christian Andersen’s Tales of Flight: “The Storks” and “The Marsh King’s Daughter”
Unnatural Love and Healing: Charles Perrault’s “Donkey-Skin” and Other Fairy Tales
Fairy Tale Animation: La Jeune Fille Sans Mains (The Girl Without Hands)
The Power of Cleverness and Research: German Fairy Tale “Rumpelstiltskin”
When Everyone Just Wants to Eat: Norwegian Fairy Tale “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”
Warner Bros.’ Three Merrie and Looney Versions of “The Three Little Pigs”
A Folktale Saves Technicolor: Disney’s Take on “The Three Little Pigs”
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