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Several contemporary authors have written their own adult versions of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Most have added a new twist to this beloved fairy tale story.

Many fairy tale stories have been adapted for other media. Hansel and Gretel is no exception having had numerous opera, movies, and television adaptations.

Many fairy tale stories have been adapted for other media, particularly film. Little Red Riding Hood is no exception having had several movie adaptations.

In the tradition of The Princess Bride and Shrek, E.D. Baker offers her own hilariously touching fairy tale story.

The classic fairy tale story and similar accounts had their origins in harsh times when poverty, child abandonment, and famine were quite common.

Some folklorists and scholars believe that Snow White was based on the life of Margarete von Waldeck, the German mistress of a Spanish prince.

The Walt Disney Sleeping Beauty story is only half the tale and is sanitized. In some early, more gruesome accounts, even the prince wasn't a completely nice guy.

For centuries writers have used common childhood fears as a basis for fairy tales. Modernizing traditional fairy tales is a popular writing genre.

How do fairy tales show the gold in stages of a woman's life? Joan Gould's eloquent , wise book is a tapestry blending fairy tale castles, wit and psychological insight

This story, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many contemporary interpretations. Some are quite innovative.

Award winning author Shannon Hale talks about why she enjoys re-imagining fairy tales like the Rapunzel story and other Brothers Grimm tales.

Several children's authors have written their own versions of Snow White. Some are set in the past, others in today's world, while others are sequels.

Several authors of the last sixty years, including several prize winners, have written their own versions of Cinderella.

The various versions of Beauty and the Beast had their origins in mythology. From that beginning, it spread to many different countries and cultures.

Like many fairy tale stories, the origins of Little Red Riding Hood lie in the mists of time. Scholars argue that the story may have several possible roots and meanings.

After the most well known version of Beauty and the Beast was published in1756, there came an avalanche of adaptations and retellings. They still continue today.

The sun isn't always shining on our Music City icons, here's a look at some of those moments many would rather not have seen.

The Nightingale (Solovey), a lyric tale by Igor Stravinsky. Drama plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

The Cinderella story is one of the most popular fairy tales of all time with some 700 known versions. These includes the works of many contemporary writers.

With its colourful Renaissance buildings and cobbled streets, the Pied Piper town of Hamelin on the River Weser in North Germany has a fairytale atmosphere.

She's not a damsel in distress anymore! Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale give Rapunzel a Western outlaw makeover in their all ages graphic novel.

Brief biography and folklore of the Brothers Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, German writers and philologists, best known for fairy tales.

There is more than one way to tell a story, sometimes through another character's point of view.

The Grimm Brothers' fairy tale, popularized in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is the most well known. But, there are numerous variations.

This tale of a young girl and a hungry wolf, like other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for contemporary interpretations. Many are not meant for young children.

Many of these Sleeping Beauty stories are meant for younger readers, while others, some with strong sexual undertones, are more for high school and adult readers.

What's happening with this summer's other big animated movie? Here's the latest run-down on Shrek the Third.