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The fairy tale is a poetic recording of the facts of life, an interpretation by the imagination of its hard conditions, an effort to reconcile the spirit which loves freedom and goodness … Plus…

The fairy tale is a poetic recording of the facts of life, an interpretation by the imagination of its hard conditions, an effort to reconcile the spirit which loves freedom and goodness and beauty with its The fairy tale is a poetic recording of the facts of life, an interpretation by the imagination of its harsh, bare and disappointing conditions. It is, in its earliest form, a spontaneous and instinctive endeavor to shape the facts of the world to meet the needs of the imagination, the The fairy tale is a poetic recording of the facts of life, an interpretation by the imagination of its hard conditions, an effort to reconcile the spirit which loves freedom and goodness and beauty with its The fairy tale is a poetic recording of the facts of life, an interpretation by the imagination of its harsh, bare and disappointing conditions. It is, in its earliest form, a spontaneous and instinctive endeavor to shape the facts of the world to meet the needs of the imagination, the cravings of the heart. It involves a free, poetic dealing with realities in accordance with thelaw of mental growth; it is the naïve activity of the young imaginationof the race, untrammelled by the necessity of rigid adherence to thefact. The myths record the earliest attempt at an explanation of the world andits life; the fairy tale records the free and joyful play of theimagination, opening doors through hard conditions to the spirit, whichcraves power, freedom, happiness; righting wrongs and redressinginjuries; defeating base designs; rewarding patience and virtue;crowning true love with happiness; placing the powers of darkness undercontrol of man and making their ministers his servants. In the fairystory, men are not set entirely free from their limitations, but, by theaid of fairies, genii, giants and demons, they are put in command ofunusual powers and make themselves masters of the forces of nature. The oldest fairy stories constitute a fascinating introduction to thebook of modern science, curiously predicting its discoveries, itsuncovering of the resources of the earth and air, its growing control ofthe tremendous forces which work in earth and air. And it is significantthat the recent progress of science is steadily toward what ourancestors would have considered fairy land; for in all the imaginings ofthe childhood of the race there was nothing more EBooks, Books, Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes~~Arthur-Conan-Doyle, 999999999, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Doyle, 001223026X, JC PUB NETWORKS, , , , , JC PUB NETWORKS<