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Brett Savage
The 5pm Quiz: Fairy Tales
by Brett Savage - June 3, 2009 - 5:00 PM

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Fairy tales and fables have been around for centuries, but do you remember who wrote which tale? See if you can guess the author of some of the most popular fairy tales and fables ever created. For each story, pick the correct author(s): Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, or Aesop.

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Then come back and let us know how you did, and check out Stacy’s “8 Fairy Tales & Their Not-So-Happy Endings” from last December.

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  1. The original Cinderella by the Brothers Grimm was called “Ashputtle”
    The step sisters were beautiful (but ugly on the inside)…she doesn’t have a fairy godmother, but rather asks the hazel tree above her mother’s grave…her slippers aren’t made of glass, but rather spun gold and silver…there are three nights she dresses up for – not just the one ball – and the prince pursues her all three nights. One of the step sisters cuts off her toes, the other her heels, to fit the slippers, and the prince takes each one – only to have doubt cast by some talking doves….At the wedding, both sisters have their eyes pecked out by birds. The REAL Grimm version is way better than the Disney version.

    posted by Jenipher on 6-3-2009 at 5:34 pm

  2. 14/15 I read most of these as child. Had me thinking…, good quiz!

    posted by dee on 6-3-2009 at 8:23 pm

  3. 15/15 – my college folklore classes paid off!

    There are some very disturbing variations on the “Cinderella” story. One (also collected by the Brothers Grimm) is called “Allerleirauh” and is like a hybrid of “Cinderella” and “Snow White.” The big difference is that Allerleirauh’s father wants to marry her. In “The Cat Cinderella,” the main character plots with her governess to do away with her evil step-mother.

    posted by Terri on 6-3-2009 at 8:52 pm

  4. 13/15. I read most of these as a kid, and the copy of Grimm’s Fairy Tales my closest friend gave years ago still sits on my bookshelf to this day.

    posted by Steve in San Diego on 6-4-2009 at 2:52 pm

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