Little Brier-Rose

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“Little Brier-Rose” has many elements of a fairytale. The first element of a fairytale is “fairy tales happen long ago.” In fact, it’s stated in the story “in past times there were a king and a queen”. The second element, “have fantasy and make believe in them.” It is a fantasy because the characters in the story have magical abilities, such as, granting wishes. The third element is that “royalty is usually present in a fairy tale, a beautiful princess/ handsome prince.” In “Little Brier-Rose”, Little Brier Rose is a daughter of a king and queen. Little Brier Rose is the princess, and a prince awakens her with a kiss. The fourth element is a “fairy tale has a happy endings-they all lived happily ever after.” In addition, it’s stated that the prince and Little Brier-Rose had gotten married, and “they lived happily until they until they died. The last element of a fairy tale is it teaches a lesson. The story teaches that “love conquers all” because Little Brier Rose’s unfortunate situation …show more content…

The first scene I depicted was the moment the prince approached the torn hedge, and then turned into a flower hedge. The second scene I depicted were the pictures of a horse, dog, and pigeon sleeping in the courtyard. The third scene shows a cook, boy, and maid asleep in a kitchen. Moreover, the cook is visually angry with the boy, who is running away. In the fourth scene, the king and queen are asleep near their throne, and there are people representing the attendants that are lying flat on their stomach. In the last scene, the prince is about to kiss the princess or Little Brier-Rose. Also, the images that were most appropriate were the images of the sleeping people and animals. In fact, they were the best images because it properly depicts a huge portion of the story. The images of sleeping people and animal demonstrate “the hundred-year deep

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