And you don’t want to cross one of those! 5. Woe betide anyone who fails to send her a party invitation! And – oh! – that awful moment when she lures our heroine into touching the spindle! But perhaps she has good reason for her behaviour? As we will see later, some fairy stories have their roots in myths of ancient goddesses. The Wicked Fairy (Sleeping Beauty) Photo: DisneyĬall her what you will – Maleficent, Carabosse – this is the fairy we learned to dread in our cradles. But she shows her heroic side when she drinks the poison intended for Peter and has children all over the world clapping their hands and saying: “I do believe in fairies!” Not bad for someone who began their life onstage as just a light and a tinkling bell. She pulls Wendy’s hair, and even tricks Tootles into shooting her. I think the reason we all like Tinker Bell is because she is naughty! Drawing on the tradition of the mischievous fairy, JM Barrie makes her insanely jealous of Peter Pan’s affections. It is Pinocchio’s loving care for his mother the Fairy and for his father Geppetto, that finally earns him the right to become a real boy. In Carlo Collodi’s original tale, she first appears as a blue-haired child, then as a mother figure, and finally ill and frail, as an aged parent might be.
Generally known as the fairy who grants Pinocchio’s wish to become a real boy, provided he can be good. And I’m sure we’ve all thought how wonderful it would be to have a fairy godmother, who would suddenly appear to lift us from our life of drudgery with the words: “You shall go to the ball!” 2. Not all feature the fairy godmother, but she is in the version most of us know best and remember from our earliest days, whether from books, film, pantomime or ballet. The Fairy Godmother (Cinderella) DisneyĬinderella is allegedly the world’s favourite fairy tale, with hundreds of versions around the globe. To celebrate the release of Tales from the Hidden Grove, here are ten of my top fairies from fairy tale and literature. RELATED Top 10 Best Jobs in A Devilish Slumber, Female Edition – A Guest Post by Shereen Vedam In my short story collection Tales from the Hidden Grove, we encounter a fairy milkman with grand ambitions, as well as a more serious tale about what happens when children become too old for Fairyland. How do you like your fairies? Fun and sparkly? Dark and dangerous? Big? Small? Wings? No wings? Fairies have appeared in many guises over the centuries, from oral folklore to literary creations.
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