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A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales

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English
Duration & workload

12 hours 33 minutes
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On-Demand
Level

Beginner

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Hear the historic tales of your childhood from a professional storyteller and learn how they will shape the children of generations to come.

Syllabus

01: “Sleeping Beauty”: Once Upon a Time
02: “Beauty and the Beast” I: The Sleeping Prince
03: “Beauty and the Beast” II: Being Brave
04: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: Transformations
05: “Cinderella” I: If the Shoe Fits
06: “Cinderella” II: Baba Yaga and Goddesses
07: “Cinderella” III: The Mooing Godmother
08: “The Brave Little Tailor”: Giants!
09: “Jack and the Beanstalk”: Archetypes
10: “Hansel and Gretel”: Ogres
11: “Rumplestiltzkin”: Naming Our Fears
12: Tom Thumb and Thumbelina: Little Heroes
13: “Emperor’s New Clothes”: Looks Can Deceive
14: “Town Musicians of Bremen”: Unwanted Animals
15: “Puss in Boots” and “The Frog Prince”: Fitting In
16: “Three Little Pigs”: Third Time’s a Charm
17: “The Little Red Hen”: Formula Tales
18: “How the Camel Got His Hump”: Pourquoi Tales
19: Lions and Tigers and Bears: Fables
20: “Snow White”: Beauty and Handsomeness
21: “Rapunzel”: Maiden/Mother/Crone
22: King Arthur and Winnie the Pooh: Heroic Quests
23: American Tall Tales and Folk Songs
24: Happily Ever After: How Our Stories End
By This Professor

Taught by

Hannah B. Harvey

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