Fantasy is included in almost all fairy tales, for fantasy is "the fiction of the hearts desire" (Pringle 8). Fairy tales also reveal "the yearning of the human heart for a kinder world, a better self, a whole experience, a sense of truly belonging" (Pringle 8). ... In Sexton's "Cinderella," Cinderella's mother tells her to "Be devout. ... Cinderella's kind heart forgives them and asks "them to be friends" (Sierra 14). ... She tells her to break the gourd when she gets home and "the house is filled with all sorts of riches" (Offodile 192). ...

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The story of "Anansi and the Sky God", originating in West Africa, tells of a spider named "Anansi" who spun a web that reached the sky. ... Bata places his soul into the flower of an acacia tree and tells Anpu to find the flower after he is dead and to put it in water. ... In Ireland the belief in Fairy Tales lies deep within the hearts of those who practice "The Ancient Oral Faery Tradition of Ireland" or Faery Wicca. ... If you asked a Faery Wiccan to show you a faery, they"d tell you to look at the trees, the grass, the stars, moon, and sun. ... So, who believes in Fairy Tales? ...

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For instance, a new character is introduced into the Fairy Tale. ... She is mute until the end of the story when she learns the name of Rumpelstiltzkin as his pet raven hears him say it and he tells her, hence she saves the day. ... "When you"re good and smart and kind of heart, there's nothing you can't win." ... The art of fairy tales have been around for centuries. ... Rumpelstiltzkin is one of those fairy tales that does in fact hold a deeper meaning, a meaning that varies between the tales interpretation. ...

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