Ÿ Students in Elise Diaz's fifth grade class at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “What is the difference between a folk tale, fairy tale, legend, myth, and a fable?” Folk tales, like the story of Paul ...

From “Cinderella” to “The Three Little Pigs,” there are stories that are so deeply embedded in our literature and culture that we might not recall the first time we heard them. Certainly, though, ...

Emilio Gabriel Lapitan is a writer and aspiring author. A lover of stories of any kind, he is passionate about video games, TV, movies, theatre, comic books and cats. Fairy tales and myths have ...

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This elaborate fantasy series begins as a whodunit, but quickly unfurls into a much larger story about Fabletown, a place where fairy tale legends live alongside regular New Yorkers. Years ago, fables ...

Since when have heartwarming fairy tales been considered “lies?” I think this business of anti-Santa Claus is a remarkably imagination-challenged mentality. Children can’t yet fully distinguish ...

Annmarie Garden, 13480 Dowell Road, Dowell, will show its latest exhibit, “Myths & Legends: Telling Fantastical Stories Through Art” through May. The exhibit celebrates 64 pieces that bring to ...

“Once upon a time a kite flew above yellow bamboo rooftops, past green jungles, and high into the bright blue sky of Thailand.” Princesses, a vulture king, a faithful monk, and a foolish tiger ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

From “Cinderella” to “The Three Little Pigs,” there are stories that are so deeply embedded in our literature and culture that we might not recall the first time we heard them. Certainly, though, ...