I read the first 20 stories from the Grimm's Fairy Tales and put them on a tier list. For those who don't know, a tier list is a way to rank things. S tier is the best rank and F tier is the worst. Each tier is also individually ranked from best being on the left, and worst being on the right. These rankings are just based off my personal opinion. I judged these stories based off of how much I enjoyed the story and how interesting I thought it was.
From reading all of these fairy tales, I found some similarities between some. For example, many fairy tales involve a King or Prince falling in love with a Maiden or Princess. Similarly, there are fairy tales involving a Princess and a suitor of some sort. I found many of these kinds of stories average and a little plain unless there were more interesting elements, such as in “The Three little Men in the Wood” and “Faithful John”. One particular story I enjoyed was "The Story of the Youth who went forth to learn what Fear was." It was interesting and unlike the other fairy tales I read, I also found the ending rather funny. Now the main reason I put "The Frog-King, or Iron Henry" in tier F is because I found the princess annoying and did not understand why the frog would want to marry her after she threw him against a wall.
S - Faithful John. Brother and Sister. The Story of the Youth who went forth to learn what Fear was. The Three little Men in the Wood.
A - The Straw, The Coal, and the Bean. Hansel and Gretel. The Twelve Brothers. The Wolf and the Seven Kids. The Valiant Little Tailor
B - Rapunzel. The White Snake. The Three Snake-Leaves. The Fishermen and His Wife
C - Cat and Mouse in Partnership. The 3 Spinners. The Pack of Ragamuffins
D - Our Lady's Child. The Strange Musician. The Good Bargain.
E - The Frog-King, or Iron Henry.
F - None
The Images (not the tier list) I drew depict characters of scenes of the particular fairy tale.
You can read the Grimm’s Fairy Tales online on this website - https://www.grimmstories.com/
By Maggie
The only fairy tale I remember reading is the Fisherman and His Wife book and I would also give it a B. Even though it taught a very important lesson on greed, the format was a bit repetitive and it was almost too predictable.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really interesting idea for a blog post! I have read some of these fairy tales and I mostly agree with your rankings. I read "Rapunzel" in seventh grade and wrote a fractured fairy tale on it, kind of like last year's essay, and I agree with you ranking. Although I personally like the story, it has a bit of a predictable plot where the prince and princess inevitably end up together.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading 'The Cat and the Mouse' when I was like 5, and the part where (SPOILERS) the cat ate the mouse legitimately traumatized me. Love the post, I thought it was super quirky and unique. Maybe you could put quick summaries of the stories next time, though? (Also I have some beef with you about 'The White Snake' and 'The Three Snake-Leaves' those fairy tales SLAP)
ReplyDeleteCreative idea for a post! I really like this, but I haven't read most of these fairy tales so I think a description or more explanation for their rankings would help! It's interesting how you talk about the fairy tales being predictable or kind of cliché, because I think that some stereotypical plots might come from the classic fairy tales themselves. When I was little, I was the most satisfied with short stories that had the obvious, happy endings, and was more accepting of the elements of the stories that don't make sense, so it's cool to see how our perspectives have changed. Good job!
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! I really like the idea of ranking short stories in a tier list. I've read a good chunk out of the fairy tales you've read, and I have to agree with your rankings for the most part. I think it would also be fair to say that the lower down on the tier list, the higher the trauma factor, as a general rule of thumb. Please tell me there will be a part two to this?
ReplyDeleteI haven't read many of these fairy tails except for what we read last year and Hansel and Gretel I guess. From what I know however, most fairy tales are pretty similar and follow similar formats so it's impressive that you managed to find big enough differences between them to make a tier list, or maybe I'm wrong and there are big differences between them. I agree with most of your placements but I would've moved the Hansel and Gretel and the three little men in the woods down a tier.
ReplyDeleteI really like this post. It's very unique and gives a short and easy to understand insight on what might be a good story to read when you have some down time. I especially like the way it is organized as well, because it shows a progression of good and not good. You even give the reasons for why you put them where you put them, which is useful, because it shows why they're good, not just that they are.
ReplyDeleteI love how you used a tier list to rank the stories, it seems like a really interesting idea and I may think of using this to rank other stories or series of books. Overall, this post is one of my favorites I have read so far, probably because it's the most unique post I've seen.
ReplyDeleteHaha, this is such a smart way to compare classical fairy tales. I agree with most of your rankings, but I would probably move The Fisherman and his Wife up to A tier. This is a really unique post, and probably one of my favorites seen so far.
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