Go Google Yourself!! Fairy Tales Do Come True.

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."

- Hans Christian Andersen

If you are you a writer or a blogger like me, then you'll appreciate this post.  I have been at this home biz endeavor for a while. (Started trying to blog and write in 2011.) 

Do you ever Google yourself (your name and a search term) to see what pops out in the search results? 

It's a serious search but also a lot of fun!

I write at various sites and wanted to quickly find some content I had published several years ago, so I Googled myself (fairy tales, cmoneyspinner).  The search engine generated 86,600 results (0.50 seconds). WHOA! The results also change depending on which browser (Chrome vs Firefox).  My fairy tales quest came true.  I found what I was looking for. YAY!!  I couldn't believe it!!   The search engine actually recognized me!  Happy to report that the first two search results actually did relate to what I was searching for.  What was curious was the rest of the page results? I don't quite get the connection. (O.o)  No matter.  The search results were fruitful.

There probably is no connection other than the fact that my name also shows up with some of those content links and the search engine decided to produce some more results to fill out the page.

Let's face it. It's artificial intelligence and a handy research tool. But the search engine can't do the thinking for you. You got the results. Now you're going to have narrow it down and do some cherry picking.

The search was still fun though! :)

By the way, do you know the name of the man who is called the father of fairy tales.  HINT:  It's not Hans Chrisitian Anderson.  (Answer.)

An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, the Princess and the Pea and Many More Classic Stories

HCA By Thora Hallager (1821-1884) - http://museum.odense.dk/viden-om/hc-andersen/publikationer/jeg-sad-i-dag-for-photographen.aspx, Public Domain 

 

Where To Find Fascinating Facts About Classic Fairy Tales

Did you know that many of the classic fairy tales that we read today were not originally written that way?

By Léon Carré (Livre des 1001 nuits) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Do you believe that wonderful and interesting people and places exist all around the world? So do I. Based on my virtual travels, Slovenians seem to be my kind of people! Why do I say that? Mainly because of Tolovaj.com (aka “Tolovaj Wordsmith“), a small publishing house in Ljubljana, Slovenia, that specializes in publishing literature for children as its primary line of business. As a secondary business project, they delve into the under-reported history behind many of the classic fairy tales and share the fascinating results of their research.

• Did you know the first edition of Grimm’s original story, “The Frog Prince”, was not even intended for a child audience?
• Do you know the true symbolism and history behind the fairy tales, “Sleeping Beauty” and “Little Red Riding Hood”?
• Sure most of us know about Aesop’s fables. But do we know Aesop?

Many of the Tolovaj articles are on display at their blogs or at online writing communities like Zujava, HUBPages, and Wizzley. On display? Yes. Take a look and you will agree that the research findings are presented to the reader in such a way that not only is it very enjoyable reading but the accompanying artwork turn the pages into visually stunning masterpieces.

Aren’t you a little curious about the real story behind all those stories collectively known today as “1001 Arabian Nights”?

'Contemporary crime novels have the monopoly on moral ambiguity - but fairy tales take no prisoners and often offer no redemption.' @CrimeReads looks at the connection between #fairytales and classic crime stories. https://t.co/bKWSmvA5Lm

— The Folio Society (@foliosociety) June 4, 2019

First Books in Every Child's Library Should Be Fairy Taleshttps://t.co/WV5fIQk5Mb

For the first tender years of my life (ages birth to 7 years), I grew up in the James E. Scott Community Housing Projects. Folks who lived there just called it “the projects”. My older siblings … pic.twitter.com/Pr1831Uud3

— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) ~ Freelancer (@cmoneyspinner) April 10, 2020

Whatever happened after happily ever after? This thrilling collection of classic fairy tales answers the question, each story going deeper into the fanciful creations the world has loved and shared over the centuries. https://t.co/kO14yQUXbU #FolkTales #JohnHopeWriting pic.twitter.com/05YHPfCsqr

— Affaire de Coeur Book Review Magazine (@affairedecoeurc) April 17, 2020

The Gruesome Origins of 10 Classic Fairy Tales. https://t.co/85RobCl8Io pic.twitter.com/LDvTJDkLIp

— AMORQ ?￰ﾟﾇﾸ (@amorqcom) April 15, 2020