I. Short Identification: Answer eight out of 12 questions eloquently but concisely. Each question is worth
three points. To earn extra
credit, answer no more than one additional short identification question.
The questions will refer to the following articles, handouts and tales:
1. handout on folktale categories and definitions
2. The Struggle for Meaning, by Bruno Bettelheim
3. Once Upon a Time, by Sheldon Cashdan
4. From Nags to Witches, by Maria Tatar
5. Things Walt Disney Never Told Us, by Kay Stone
6. The Great Cauldron of Story, interview with Maria Tatar
You are to refer to the following tales in this assignment:
Cole 25, Sleeping Beauty
Grimm 50, Brier Rose
Grimm 21, Cinderella
Grimm 130, One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes
Grimm 65, All Fur
Cole 1, Cinderella
Cole 179, “The Indian Cinderella”
Cole 187, The Magic Orange Tree
Grimm 40, The Robber Bridegroom
Grimm 43, Mother Trudy
Grimm 179, The Goose Girl at the Spring
Grimm 12, Rapunzel
Grimm 47, The Juniper Tree
Grimm 53, Snow White
Grimm 52, King Thrushbeard
Grimm108, Hans My Hedgehog
Grimm134, The Six Servants
Grimm136, Iron Hans
Grimm 220, Bluebeard
Cole 4, Bluebeard
Cole 2, Beauty and the Beast
Grimm 101, Bearskin
Grimm 26, Little Red Cap
Paul Delarue’s The Story of Grandmother
Perrault’s Little Red Riding Hood
Tatar’s annotated version of Little Red Riding Hood
Ringelnatz’s Kuttel Daddeldu Tells His Children the Fairy Tale about Little Red Cap
Garner’s Politically Correct Bedtime Story version of LRRH
Iring Fetscher’s Little Redhead and the Wolf
Angela Carter’s The Company of Wolves
II. Essay questions. Write a well-constructed response. Choose one of the following essay themes listed below; the
particular essay question will be presented the day of the exam. Be sure to have a clear introduction, and thesis
statement. Make clear right away which tales you are discussing in your essay. Defend your argument by using specific examples or quotes from at least three different tales you have named to support your
argument, and write a conclusion. Treat only the tales we have read in the second half of the semester or those
on the posted list. Remember, your conclusion ideally adds new insight or a twist you have not yet mentioned in
the essay. Mention at least three tales in your essay. The length is up to you, but be as concise as possible. 25
points.
- Cinderella type tales
- Little Red Riding Hood type tales
- French and German Beastly Bridegroom type tales
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