72

b. Characters of the fairy tales 72

2. Plot 73

a. Plot must be entertaining, comical, novel, or
thrilling 73

b. Plot must show a beginning, a middle, and
an end 73

c. Plot must have a distinct climax 74

d. Introduction must be simple 74

e. Conclusion must show poetic justice 74

f. Plot must be good narration and description 74

1) Narration must have truth, interest, and
consistency 74

2) Description must have aptness and
concreteness 75

g. Structure illustrated by _Three Pigs_ and
_Briar Rose_ 76

3. Setting 77

a. Setting must give the time and place, the
background of the tale 77

b. Setting must arouse sensation and feeling 77

c. Effect of transformation of setting 77

1) Story sequence preserved by setting
illustrated by _Robin's Christmas Song_ 78

d. Setting and phonics, illustrated. _The
Spider and the Flea_ 79

e. Setting illustrated. _Chanticleer and
Partlet_ 81

4. A blending of characters, plot, and setting
illustrated by _The Elves and the Shoemaker_ 82

5. Tests to be applied to fairy tales 84

6. Tales examined and tested by the complete test
of interests, classic, literature, short-story,
narration, and description 84

a. _How the Sun, Moon, and West Wind Went to
Dinner_ (Indian) 84

b. The Straw Ox (Cossack) 86

IV. References 87

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