I chose to research the genre of fairy tales, in particular those written and told by the Brothers Grimm. Fairy tales took shape in sixteenth-century Italy as literature for adults. They are known for being children's stories about magical, imaginary beings in wondrous lands. They can also be described as a made-up story, especially intended to deceive the mind. Typically features European fantasy characters. The characters can be distinguished from other folktales such as legends. They can also be found in oral and literary forms. The term is also used to describe something happy, also known as a “fairytale ending.” The history of fairy tales is particularly difficult to reconstruct. I am writing this article because I am interested in the history and importance of fairy tales. Stories are very important to us because they allow us to share things with others over time and also with people around the world. If we didn't have stories, we wouldn't be as creative as we are now. They also helped us talk to more people around the world and see what kind of stories they like to read. The stories have influenced me in more ways than one. They gave me more creativity and opened my mind to new places, people and things. When you read you get sucked into another world. It allows you to escape reality for a while. One day Mr Boardman announced that we were going to do a research paper on fairy tales/fables/folktales. I wasn't very interested, but I thought it wasn't such a bad topic. Then he read the original “Sleeping Beauty” story, and that's when I got interested. It kind of confused me considering that Disney took all these stories that might have tended to be morbid and turned them... center of paper... Bettelhem, Bruno. “The Importance of Outsourcing: Fantastic Figures and Events” The Uses of Enchantment December 20, 2013. Print.Bottigheimer, Ruth B. “Fairy Tales and Fables” Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in Society History Copyright 2008-Advames Inc . December 21, 2013 .Internet.Brothers Grimm. “Little Snow White”, “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats”, “Rapunzel”, “The Frog King”, “Cinderella” The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm 1999 National Geographic Society. December 20, 2013. Internet.Neikirk, Alice. “Happily Ever After (Or What Fairy Tales Teach Girls About Being a Woman)” Anthropology Essay 324 December 23, 2013. Internet.Sullivan, Kimberly. 05 January 2014. Personal interview. “The Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy Season 3 Episode 5-Nursery Crimes” The Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy Np, n.d. January 05, 2014. Internet.