Treasured Tales: Great Stories of Courage and Faith
Illustrator:
Mary E. Young
Editor:
Laura E. Cathon, Thusnelda Schmidt
Publication:
1960 by Abingdon Press
Genre:
Anthology, Fables, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Historic Tales and Legends, Mythology, Poetry, Read Aloud, Short Story
Pages:
256
Current state:
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"Let courage rise with danger"
"...for men who dare to dream beyond the lean horizon of their days"
"We live in deeds not years"With challenges like these for section headings, Treasured Tales could not be less than brave tales of strong decisions and even bolder actions. And that is just what they are. Although some heroes may not seem great at first, and often the wise seem foolish until the end, almost every story, old or new, familiar or unfamiliar, is one of noble deeds or great accomplishment.
Gathered from many sources to be an inspiration to courage and faith, Treasured Tales are indeed tales to treasure. Interesting, exciting, and full of adventure, they are also rich with wisdom and warm with human understanding. Excellent for reading aloud, they are fine, too, for a lone reader in a quiet corner.
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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