K-Drama Series: King the Land (2023)

King the Land is a modernized Korean version of Cinderella, a fairy tale written by Charles Perrault and published in 1697.

• Cinderella is Cheon Sa-Rang (played by Im Yoon-ah)

• Prince Charming is Gu Won (played by Lee Jun-ho)

Revisions to the Old Cinderella Fairy Tale

• Instead of Cinderella having 2 wicked stepsisters, she had 2 BFFs (best friends forever) who always had her back. It was Prince Charming who had a wicked half-sister.

• Instead of a fairy godmother, Cinderella has a wise, industrious, and generous grandmother who teaches her valuable work and life skills, raises her to be independent, gives her good advice, and supports her endeavors.

• It turns out that Cinderella and her 2 best friends all work for businesses owned by the King Group. The supervisors where the friends work, don't do anything to help them achieve success. Each supervisor acts like a wicked stepmother.

• Initially, Cinderella has a jerk for a boyfriend, but Prince Charming replaces him.

These changes or revisions do not make the love story of this Cinderella and her Prince Charmin any less enchanting.

My personal rating for this K-drama series is 8.4 out of 10 stars.

My Favorite Fairy Tale is Non-Western and Was Composed by a Woman

Ever since I was taught how to read, I have loved reading fairy tales. As an adult I did some research about these stories and it turns out that initially, they were not written for children and the original tale was rather dark and gruesome. Over a long period of time they evolved and became the “kinder and gentler” fairy tales that we know read today. 

In England, Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916), is considered the “father of fairy tales”. He is credited with collecting them and then presenting versions of these stories in a form suitable for reading to young children. His diligent preservation efforts helped transform these traditional tales into timeless children’s classics.

That being said, my favorite fairy tale is non-Western. I love the tale of Aladdin is one of the most famous tales Scheherazade told. Who is Scheherazade? “Scheherazade (/ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd, -də/) is a major female character and the storyteller in the frame narrative of the Middle Eastern collection of tales known as the “One Thousand and One Nights”. (Per Wikipedia)

Was she a real historical figure? Not sure. But real or fiction, she has a place in world literature. Her story goes like this: The king in ancient Persia discovered that his wife had been unfaithful, so he had her executed. So that he never again suffer from anger and disappointment caused by infidelity, he vowed to marry a virgin every day and have her executed after the wedding night! To avoid being killed, Scheherazade would tell the king a story every night. He was so entertained that each night he wanted to hear another story. Her storytelling continued every night, for 1001 nights, and the king eventually fell in love with her … and they both lived happily ever after.

Scheherazade's story is the story of a storyteller. Her collection of stories or tales, “One Thousand and One Nights”, includes the tales of Aladdin and His Magic Lamp; Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves; and Sinbad the Sailor.

My favorite tale in this collection is: Aladdin and His Magic Lamp.
~ Not only do I like the genie that pops out of the lamp but I love that magic flying carpet. LOL.
~ Also, the animated Disney version of this famous tale has an awesome original soundtrack

Do you have a favorite fairy tale or children's story?

Interesting link:

Fairy Tales are universal.
World of Tales is an Online List of Fairy Tales for Children 

Books: Joseph Jacobs – Father of Fairy Tales

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."

This quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein.  But do you know who they call the Father of Fairy Tales?

Fairy tales or stories about fairies are probably in every culture but with regard to fairies in British folklore, many would be happy to thank Joseph Jacobs. In England, he is called the “Father of FairyTales”.

Have you always been fascinated by legends, myths, and folklore – giants, ogres, and fairies (faeries)? Especially, fairy tales? To me, they reflect the wonder of a human’s uninhibited imagination. There is no reason to restrict the flow of creativity. Why not let your mind wander and explore “worlds” that you would probably never get to visit otherwise?

“Fay” is the archaic English word for faeries (fairies), and it means“enchanted” or “bewitched”. Fairies are very popular imaginary creatures, particularly in British folklore. Interesting that just like they were supposedly good witches and bad witches, apparently some fairies or faeries were thought to be mischievous and malicious, while others possessed more noble characteristics and helped the human race.

In England, Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916), is considered the “father of fairy tales”. He is credited with collecting them and then presenting versions of these stories in a form suitable for reading to young children. His diligent preservation efforts helped transform these traditional tales into timeless children’s classics.

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● Where To Find Fascinating Facts About Fairy Tales

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First Books in Every Child's Library Should Be Fairy Tales

For the first tender years of my life (ages birth to 7 years), I grew up in the James E. Scott Community Housing Projects. Folks who lived there just called it “the projects”. My older siblings told me that we were poor so I believed them. They were older than me! They must know everything. Right? It didn't help that when I asked my mother to buy me certain things her answer was always “We don't have the money for that.”

So I resigned myself to believing that poor people don't have much to look forward to in this world. Until one day my mother gave me some books. My mother had a lot of friends who were school teachers and they always gave her books. The books my mother gave me were mostly fairy tales but they opened up a whole new world for me. The storyline of most fairy tales are universal and everyone can relate. The stories are about good overcoming evil and the main characters triumphantly living happily ever after. That gives a young child something to look forward to if they are going to live in this world.

Even though I'm now an adult, I still enjoy reading fairy tales. The world is full of them, so it's not likely that you will run out of reading material. Practically every country has its own wonderful tales.

I truly believe that all children, no matter the income level of the parents, or their ethnicity or their religious beliefs, etc. … all children should …

• Number 1: Be taught how to read; and
• Number 2: Be given a set of fairy tales to begin their reading adventures.

Do you agree?

If you agree, then allow me to introduce you to Denise McGill, aka PaintDrips, a fellow freelance writer and also a children's book illustrator. She has a few suggested fairy tales for you to read for your own pleasure if you're an adult; and if you are creating a library for children, you might want to add these books to the collection.

Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) ~ Freelancer @cmoneyspinner

Kiigbo Kiigba and the Helpful Spirits, A West African Folktale | HubPages Kiigbo Kiigba and the Helpful Spirits, A West African FolktaleKiigbo Kiigba is the name of a contrary boy who doesn’t like to follow the rules and gets himself into trouble. This is another of my fairy tales from around the world; this one from West Africa. From the book The FairyTale Alphabet Book, Fairy Tales and Folk Tales from Around the World.hubpages.com

April 10th 2020

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The Lute Player, A Russian Fairy Tale | HubPages The Lute Player, A Russian Fairy TaleThe Lute Player is a Russian fairy tale about a princess who rescues her father the king, from a neighboring kingdom by being crafty and resourceful. From the children’s book The FairyTale Alphabet Book, Fairy Tales and Folk Tales from Around the World.hubpages.com

April 10th 2020

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The Sage’s Daughter, A Folk Tale from India | HubPages The Sage’s Daughter, A Folk Tale from IndiaThe Sage’s Daughter is a charming story of a girl mouse and how she finds a husband. This is one more story from my The FairyTale Alphabet Book, Fairy Tales and Folk Tales from Around the World.hubpages.com

April 10th 2020

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The Elysian Kingdom is Cute, Adorable and Very Touching

This post is a quick review of "The Elysian Kingdom".

My son subscribed to Paramount+ streaming service and let me create a profile so I could watch some of the movies and TV shows.

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It's kind of cute and adorable.  A Star Trek junkie like me would like it just because it's Star Trek!  So far I like all of the characters.  A lot of the actors and actresses are new to me.  I'm not familiar with any of their other acting credits.

It's in Season 1 and I have made it up to Episode 8 titled "The Elysian Kingdom".  

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It was "cute and adorable".  I liked it because, even though I am an adult, I still love reading children's fairy tale picture books.  This episode was based on a picture book that Doctor M'Benga (played by Babs Olusanmokun) often read to his daughter Rukiya (played by Sage Arrindell).  

Without giving too much away, let's just say the episode touched on a very sensitive parenting topic and the difficult decisions parents sometimes have to make concerning their children.  Kudos to the way that the writers handled this sensitive and delicate topic.  It was very touching.

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