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Learn more about classic fairy tales at the library Annie Gilmer, Shreveport Times
For this week’s library column, I thought I’d have fun with random holidays again. So, this week, specifically on February 26, you can celebrate Tell a Fairy Tale Day and I’ve got several suggestions for how you can observe this quirky, unofficial holiday.
But before I get into how to celebrate this holiday, I think I should at least briefly talk about what a fairy tale is. For instance, Merriam-Webster defines a fairy tale as “a story involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, and goblins)” or as “a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending.” Many of us grew up watching classic Disney versions of well-loved fairy tales such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, the Little Mermaid, and Cinderella. And again, many of us are familiar with the Grimm’s version of several of those fairy tales as well. But did you know that many of these sto