Just Prompts: Fairy Tales (9/26 -- 10/9)

[clockwork_doc]

What’s your favorite Fairy Tale? Why?

Anyone who knows me knows I take a very dim view of faeries and the like these days. They’re NOT how they’re portrayed in most of these stories. If a Fae takes a liking to you, what you want to do is run. Not that it’ll help. . . .

Of course, given that I’m stuck in an alternate reality, perhaps I’m being unfair. Anyone want to give me examples of more pleasant, Disney-like Fae?

(And if you must know, as a child I was fond of “Sleeping Beauty.” I always wondered if someone could really sleep a hundred years without aging. Makes me wonder now if some Fae tried it)

Comments

[carmine-the-red.livejournal.com]

My favorite was an obscure Finnish one called "Ole Lukioe" or "The Dustman". It was basically about what we Americans would call the Sand Man and the dreams he gave to a young boy over the course of a week.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Never heard of that one -- of course, you did say it was obscure. How did it end?

[carmine-the-red.livejournal.com]

It has an odd ending...it doesn't really FEEL like an ending at all.

The closing lines are: "These were the stories of the Dustman, perhaps he will tell one to you."

Overall, it's positive, if really random. But then again, that's how dreams are. :P

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Ahh, one of those that just dribbles off. I never liked those.

Well, so long as it's positive. I've had enough negative Fae in my life.