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A child's first exposure to literature is often a fairy tale, frequently a derivative of one of t... more A child's first exposure to literature is often a fairy tale, frequently a derivative of one of the classics by the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault. While lack of mythology instruction in the early elementary curriculum and lack of mythology recall knowledge in adolescents is cause for concern, high school students do know basic Aesop fables and such well-known fairy tales as Cinderella. 1 Many states mandate the study of folktales, fairy tales, and fables in their curricula (for example, the statewide curricula of North Carolina, California, and Rhode Island emphasize this for third grade), preschools often include fairytales in their curricula, and public libraries use fairytales and folktales in preschool programs aimed at developing early literacy habits. These tales, many hundreds of years old and found in countless incarnations all over the world, are a basic part of the intricate layering of stories and influences that perpetuate and inform the cultural norms surrounding the world the child lives in. 2

A child's first exposure to literature is often a fairy tale, frequently a derivative of one of t... more A child's first exposure to literature is often a fairy tale, frequently a derivative of one of the classics by the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault. While lack of mythology instruction in the early elementary curriculum and lack of mythology recall knowledge in adolescents is cause for concern, high school students do know basic Aesop fables and such well-known fairy tales as Cinderella. 1 Many states mandate the study of folktales, fairy tales, and fables in their curricula (for example, the statewide curricula of North Carolina, California, and Rhode Island emphasize this for third grade), preschools often include fairytales in their curricula, and public libraries use fairytales and folktales in preschool programs aimed at developing early literacy habits. These tales, many hundreds of years old and found in countless incarnations all over the world, are a basic part of the intricate layering of stories and influences that perpetuate and inform the cultural norms surrounding the world the child lives in. 2

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