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Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmost

thesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.

Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcan

producewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementonthe

printedtext,somuchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimor

makinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolled

experimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythan

thosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerously

terrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheard

thestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothe

pleasureofafearfacedandmastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenot

objectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;

andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughtto

learntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)that

Idonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullof

madmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringa

telephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirlfriend.

Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchild

haseverbelievedthatitwas.