Whether collected by The Brothers Grimm, written by Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Anderson or by other prolific writers or collected by others, which one is your favorite, and why? And it doesn’t have to have been adapted by Disney.

I ask this because Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson have been by Special Interest for a while now. My favorite is “The Snow Queen”, because unlike most fairytales, it spins the damsel in distress scenario on its head, with the way the heroine saves her boy best friend from the titular snow queen, and along the way meets several different interesting characters. It could make for a great 9 episode miniseries on HBO or something.

So what is your favorite fairytale or fairytale character?

      • Dessa [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        10 hours ago

        Great thing about Robin hood is that you can make him into anything you want. There’s no canon that’s off-limits. He could easily be a communist and it fits with the themes. He eats the rich and gives to the poor and redistributes Sherwood Forest! That’s perfectly thematic for him and his gang.

        Or her? Robin and Marian have swapped gender riles in the past. It wouldn’t even be the first time.

        • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          6 hours ago

          Or her? Robin and Marian have swapped gender riles in the past. It wouldn’t even be the first time.

          F/F Robin Hood / Maid Marian, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, SOFT GAYS, Scars, Angst with a Happy Ending, Swearing, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Blood and Injury, healing, Survivor Guilt, Canon Typical Violence

          now someone just needs to write it lea-pout