tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032322069434415138.post5883194647245945227..comments2024-03-15T12:37:03.401+00:00Comments on Sally Poyton: Once Upon a Time we Pondered; Why do we use Fairy Tales in our Work?Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759992873045228788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032322069434415138.post-75427694449642351492012-09-05T11:05:30.096+01:002012-09-05T11:05:30.096+01:00Hi Stuart, Thanks for reading and commenting. I lo...Hi Stuart, Thanks for reading and commenting. I love your theory about fairy tales and equating them to fossils. <br /><br />Thanks SallySallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759992873045228788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032322069434415138.post-16522329520467548052012-09-04T17:00:20.315+01:002012-09-04T17:00:20.315+01:00It is my belief (and I'm only an old story tel...It is my belief (and I'm only an old story teller) that 'fairy tales' are the fossilised remains of bardic/Celtic tales, the originals lost because such tales relied upon a lost oral tradition to be passed on. Give any child a fossil in the hand and you instantly conjure an alternative world where imagination answers impossible questions. Where the monster under the bed is explained and made safely real. Why is it that every child loves dinosaurs? Exactly the same answer explains the fascination of 'fairy tales'.Stuart of Elyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710146002401849096noreply@blogger.com