c. The surprise 15
d. Sense impression 17
e. The beautiful 18
f. Wonder, mystery, magic 19
g. Adventure 19
h. Success 20
i. Action 20
j. Humor 21
k. Poetic justice 22
l. The imaginative 23
m. Animals 24
n. A portrayal of
human relations, especially
with children
24
o. The diminutive 25
p. Rhythm and repetition 26
q. The simple and sincere 28
r. Unity of effect 29
2. Fairy tales must
follow the law of the emotions
and avoid elements opposed to the interests
of
the very young child
30
a. The tale of the witch 31
b. The tale of the dragon 31
c. Giant tales 31
d. Some tales of transformation 32
e. The tale of strange
animal relations and
strange creatures
33
f. Unhappy tales 34
g. The tale of capture 34
h. The very long tale 35
i. The complicated or the insincere tale 36
II. The fairy tale as literature 37
1. The fairy tale must be a true classic 38
2. The fairy tale must have mind and soul 39
3. The fairy tale must
have the distinguishing
marks of literature
40
a. A power to appeal to the emotions 41
1) Literary emotion is not personal 41
2) Literary emotion must have justness 41
3) Literary emotion must have vividness 41
4) Literary emotion must have steadiness 41
5) Literary emotion must have variety 41
6) Literary emotion must have moral quality 41
7) Application of
the test of emotion to the
Fairy tales
41
8) The value of fairy
tales in the development
of emotion
44
b. A power to appeal to the imagination 45
1) Appeal to the creative imagination 45