Fairy Tale Retellings! discussion

I have a feeling this game isn’t gonna last very long...
How to play:
Someone describes a common fairytale and the other members have to guess what it is.

I’ll start...
Poor girl. Blonde hair. Dead father.

Cinderella? 😂

Haha!!

(I totally missed this game).

Fridey wrote: "Haha!!

(I totally missed this game)."
Same lol.

How about singing fish people? (Totally not obvious haha)

Beat me too it. :)

Pikachu ~Chargebolt~ wrote: "Noonecansinkmyship wrote: "Fridey wrote: "Haha!!

(I totally missed this game)."
Same lol.

How about singing fish people? (Totally not obvious haha)"

The Little Mermaid"
Yup haha.

This one should be a bit harder: Ice and trolls princess.

I'm drawing a blank. I'm assuming it's not the Snow Queen?

Carina wrote: "I'm drawing a blank. I'm assuming it's not the Snow Queen?"
No, but you're on the right track! The Snow Queen doesn't involve trolls, but it does have a ton of ice. I'll give you a hint! Jessica Day George. :)

East of the sun west of the moon perhaps

Yup. You got it! Good job! :)
It’s one of my favorite retellings although it’s a bit more obscure.

I've just read the summary of the plot and it was really good. Got a collection of fairytales by the author from Amazon. I'll try it out one day too see if I find anything interesting. :)

I never really thought of reading Norwegian fairytales. Brother's Grimm we all know and Hans Christian Andersen ...Charles Perrault but haven't heard about Asbjørnsen until now.

fairytale with a beautiful swan

good job @Fridey!

The ugly duckling??

Here's another one: slippers and a cloak of invisibility. :)

Carina wrote: "good job @Fridey!

The ugly duckling??

Here's another one: slippers and a cloak of invisibility. :)"
Twelve Dancing Princesses? :)
I had to think a little for this one since slippers made me think of Cinderella, but that didn't match with cloak of invisibility.

Fridey wrote: "I've just read the summary of the plot and it was really good. Got a collection of fairytales by the author from Amazon. I'll try it out one day too see if I find anything interesting. :)

I never..."
I'm sure Norwegian people know all about Asbjørnsen and Moe and it's good for us to broaden our horizons! I haven't heard of them either until you brought him up actually lol. Thanks for the info! It's great knowing who's responsible for preserving one of my favorite fairytales.

Here's one: mattresses

Yeppers @Noonecansinkmyship!

The princess and the pea?

Carina wrote: "Yeppers @Noonecansinkmyship!

The princess and the pea?"
You got it! Congrats!

Here's a harder one: spoiled princess marries beggar

Hmm... King Thrushbeard?

Carina wrote: "Hmm... King Thrushbeard?"
Lol yeah, it's more obscure so I thought it would be slightly harder, but you sure do know your fairytales! Great job. :)

The only reason I knew it was because I just read a retelling of it very recently XD otherwise I would've had no idea. Great clue!

This might be too vague? but: craving plants, isolation, blindness.

Carina wrote: "The only reason I knew it was because I just read a retelling of it very recently XD otherwise I would've had no idea. Great clue!

This might be too vague? but: craving plants, isolation, blindness."
Ohh which one were you reading?! Was it any good? King Thrushbeard is one of my absolute favorites.

Is it...Rapunzel?

Yes, it's Rapunzel! Good job!

The Lady and the Wish by Jill M. Stengl. I would highly recommend it!! Are there any other King Thrushbeard retellings that you're aware of?

Carina wrote: "Yes, it's Rapunzel! Good job!

The Lady and the Wish by Jill M. Stengl. I would highly recommend it!! Are there any other King Thrushbeard retellings that you're aware of?"
Thanks! I like how you combined the elements of the original fairytale with the movie. Nicely done haha.

Oh. My. God. I love The Lady and the Wish by J.M. Stengl!! It's one of my top favorites of all time.

I have read a few more and the only other one that was a favorite was a novella called A Bear's Bride by Shari L. Tapscott.

Oops, I guess you've already read that one. :/

Notable clothing and stranger danger?

Ooh! I will have to check that out!!

Carina wrote: "Ooh! I will have to check that out!!"
Yup, it's okay! I'm glad to finally meet someone else that's read that book and loves it. :)

I hope you do check it out!

Oh man. I don't know this one. Uhh I'll just take a stab at it Swan Lake??

No, sorry, I was way too vague. Maybe this will help: a young woman makes degrading comments about her grandmother's appearance. XD

Carina wrote: "No, sorry, I was way too vague. Maybe this will help: a young woman makes degrading comments about her grandmother's appearance. XD"
OH Little Red Riding Hood! Thanks. Your add on helped a lot haha. I can see where you were coming from now.

Ohh I have a good one: golden ball. :)

Yay! It's 1 am in the morning where I live so I'm glad that made some sense. :P

Here's one more: a princess drops the ball; appearances are deceiving.

Carina wrote: "Yay! It's 1 am in the morning where I live so I'm glad that made some sense. :P

Here's one more: a princess drops the ball; appearances are deceiving."
Haha, yeah! It did.

Ohh princess and the frog? Isn't that the same one I posted? Lol 😂

Yes, ugly duckling: :)
Hey guys, sorry for late reply.

(Time difference I presume).

*face palm* That wasn't on purpose. Sorry, I didn't mean to copy you. I should probably go to bed now.

Just curious, does the Disney Princess and the Frog still have the golden ball element or is that just in the original story? I haven't watched it.

Fridey wrote: "Yes, ugly duckling: :)
Hey guys, sorry for late reply.

(Time difference I presume)."
It's okay! Always better late than never and it's the time difference so you couldn't help it haha. Glad you're here now! :)

Carina wrote: "*face palm* That wasn't on purpose. Sorry, I didn't mean to copy you. I should probably go to bed now.

Just curious, does the Disney Princess and the Frog still have the golden ball element or is..."
Haha, it's okay! I know you're most likely tired. Heck it's 11 pm where I am and I'm tried and brain dead.

Ohh you should totally watch the Princess and the Frog by Disney! One of the best villains ever scripted. And no it doesn't. Too bad, wish it had.

I will have to check it out!

Here's one: thimble, lost, youth. :) I haven't seen this particular tale mentioned on this group yet.

Carina wrote: "I will have to check it out!

Here's one: thimble, lost, youth. :) I haven't seen this particular tale mentioned on this group yet."
Dang you're so good at giving clues. I had to seriously think for a bit to come up with a fairy tale that might be it. I think it might be....Snow White??

You give me more credit than I deserve XD Does Snow White have thimbles? I was thinking of one with pirates.

Technically, this may not count as a fairy tale? I've read retellings of it, though.

Carina wrote: "You give me more credit than I deserve XD Does Snow White have thimbles? I was thinking of one with pirates.

Technically, this may not count as a fairy tale? I've read retellings of it, though."
I was thinking because Snow White was forced to slave after her family and she had to do chores like mending which involves sewing and a thimble. Lol kind of a stretch, but I couldn't think of anything else haha.

Uhh pirates. Shoot. I don't know anything about pirates and fairy tales. lol.

Ah, okay, that makes sense. Hmm... I don't remember much from the Disney adaptation of this... other than the fact that some characters were absolute darlings. The adventure never peters out, and everything pans out in the end.

Carina wrote: "Ah, okay, that makes sense. Hmm... I don't remember much from the Disney adaptation of this... other than the fact that some characters were absolute darlings. The adventure never peters out, and e..."
Peter Pan XD
Oh my god! I love your word play!! Haha, that was amazing. Disney did make an adaptation of it in 1953. But it reflects the beliefs of the time it was made so it's rather...racist. Or at the very least misleading. I wouldn't recommend you watch it. I did was was horrified by parts of it because our POV's changed so much from then.

How does a thimble fit into Peter Pan though? It's been a while since I read it so I don't really remember.

Haha, thanks! Okay, that"s good to know. Wow, I didn't realize the movie was almost 70 years old. The 1950s definitely had a different perspective than today, for better and for worse.

The thimble isn't a significant part of the story. From what I remember, Wendy wants to give Peter a kiss, and he has no comphrension of what a kiss is. So she gives him a thimble and calls it a kiss. It's kind of a weird scene, and probably the only reason I remembered it is because it's referenced in Dust by Kara Swanson, which is a retelling of PP. I know a lot of people really like Dust but personally I wasn't a huge fan? But anyway I suppose that's getting off topic.

Carina wrote: "Haha, thanks! Okay, that"s good to know. Wow, I didn't realize the movie was almost 70 years old. The 1950s definitely had a different perspective than today, for better and for worse.

The thimbl..."
Not at all! This is a group about fairytales after all haha. I found your fun facts fascinating. Thank you for explaining! I don't remember that scene. Dust sounds interesting. I've never read a retelling of Peter Pan so I'll be sure to give it a shot. Maybe I'll feel the same way you do. :)

I quickly scrolled through the above mentioned but I might have missed some guesses. Sorry if I'm repeating:

A poor little girl

Fridey wrote: "I quickly scrolled through the above mentioned but I might have missed some guesses. Sorry if I'm repeating:

A poor little girl"
Little Match Girl?
Cinderella?
And it's okay! It's fun to see different clues for the same story. We get to see different aspects of that fairytale. :)

Yes the little match girl. :)

Was wondering if I left too small of a clue at first. But if I said matches it would be too easy. :)

Fridey wrote: "Yes the little match girl. :)

Was wondering if I left too small of a clue at first. But if I said matches it would be too easy. :)"
You did a great job! The little match girl was the first one I thought of actually. Yeah, haha just saying matches is too easy. We can't have that lol. Love a good challenge haha.

Clue: A dwarf's beard gets stuck in a tree XD

Carina wrote: "Clue: A dwarf's beard gets stuck in a tree XD"
Aw man. You always come up with the best clues haha. Uhh I'll have to think about this one for a bit lol.