FFolkloreolkloreStories passed down from Stories passed down from generation to generation…generation to generation…

FFolkloreolkloreUnlike the books that we Unlike the books that we

read, the folklore that is read, the folklore that is passed down is rarely written passed down is rarely written down or published, except by down or published, except by those who collect and study those who collect and study it.it.

Brothers GrimmBrothers Grimm Due to the new “proper”

outlook on society during the Renaissance, they wanted us to forget the darker side to the folk tale stories…

Starting around 1854, two German brothers by the name of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm studied and put together old folklore and transformed them into what we now know as fairy tales.

DisneyDisney Disney took many of the

Brothers Grimm fairy tales and produced cartoons and movies based on their writings.

The stories were made even more happy.

Our Fairy Tales that we hear as children are much like the Disney movies….

Rumpelstiltskin

Duffy and the DevilDuffy and the Devil

Rumpelstiltskin Vs. Vs. Duffy and Duffy and the Devilthe Devil

• How were Rumpelstiltskin and Duffy & the Devil different?

• How were they the same?

Venn DiagramVenn Diagram

Hansel and Gretel Vs. The Lost Children

In groups of 3 or 4..

Create your own Venn Diagram:

Compare and contrast Hansel & Gretel and The Lost Children• How were they the same?• How were they different?