55 B1+ | 6. Klasse | READING | Traditions, trends and lifestyles Others disagree. “Children love being told stories,” says headteacher Rachel Capper. “One of the things with fairy tales that’s important is the way they are handed down from generation to generation. It’s not just the process of reading a book, it’s storytelling, and one of the best ways of engaging children and sparking their imagination. Anything that feeds it isn’t just useful but, in my humble opinion, essential.” Fairy tales stimulate the imagination, and imagination is a fundamental aspect of children’s development. Tradition, without a doubt, helps fairy stories endure. Another reason is that hidden beneath the coating of fairy dust, they’re packed with hints and tips for dealing with life! According to Charlotte Reid, Head of English at Hurst Lodge School, Berkshire, England, fairy stories are a fictional way of helping children challenge and overcome their deepest fears. As Reid explains, when we expose children to fairy tales, which are often surprisingly frightening and disturbing stories where antagonists put spells on people, we are introducing them to the fact that the adult world is one full of dangers and difficulties. However, we do this in the safe space of an imaginary story world, and we teach them that even in terrible situations, there are solutions and resolutions. Fairy tales can carry surprisingly modern messages. Take The Little Mermaid, who, in the original version, is turned to sea spray as the price she has to pay when she fails to win her prince. The ending in a modern remake isn’t pure evil, but it’s not the full happy ending either. And it’s all the better for it. “People say, ‘Here we go again, another girl going completely out of her way to please a man,’ but the message is ‘Look at the consequences she had to bear,’” says psychologist Dr Simon Moore. If it makes females wonder whether they would want to go through the same pain, then that’s a good thing, he points out. Statements T F First four words 0 The stories the Disney studios often base their movies on are modern stories from the 21st century. Disney certainly knows a 1 The author believes that good always wins over evil in fairy tales, and this is exactly what people want to read. 2 Several people think that fairy tales don’t prepare young people for the difficulties of the modern-day world. 3 Traditional stories teach kids to think creatively, which is a very important part of childhood and growing up. 4 Traditional stories can help children to keep a positive attitude in difficult times. 5 The author thinks that the ending of a recent version of The Little Mermaid is disappointing. 6 Dr Simon Moore thinks that traditional tales fail to help girls think carefully about their role in life. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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