Once upon a time... it's National Tell a Fairy Tale Day!
Over the years, myths and legends retold have become the wondrous fairy tales we know and love today. This day encourages you to delve into your imagination and tell a captivating fairy tale both children and adults will love.
You can even bring the fairy tale magic to life with beautiful enchanting handmade cards.
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Fun Fairy Tale Facts
The very first tale of Cinderella was written in China around 850 AD - and over 700 versions of the story have been recorded from around the world. In the first version of the story, Cinderella's slipper is made of gold, not glass!
The name Maleficent comes from the latin word "maleficenta" which means "evil-doing".
Cinderella is the most popular pantomime on the British stage.
French writer Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy popularised the term with her “Les Contes des Fées” (fairy tales) in 1697.
Fairy stories only became associated with children in the mid-19th century.
Beauty And The Beast and Rumpelstiltskin may be 4,000 years old!
When Little Red Riding Hood first come out, it was used for the purpose of warning children about the dangerous wild animals that lived in the woods.
What's your favourite Fairy Tale?