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Explain why there are so many variants of one fairy tale.
 
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Describe and give an example of a folkloric convention and a motif.
 
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Reply #1 on: Sep 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Fairy tales sprung up in different cultures; they can be changed with each telling; modern retellings add new twists.

Answer to Question 2

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Conventions (story frame, repeated use of number 3). Motif (recurring salient element: the intentional repetition of a word or phrase, an event or unit of action, characters, objects, or ideas that run through a story).


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Reply 2 on: Sep 15, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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