11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 26 Jun \ parent \ on: Is cultural self-reflection a good thing? culture
A lot of them, at least. I’m sure some are based on literal truth.
There are metaphorical truths in stories that teach high virtues for the individual. My opinion (so far) is that in western fairy tales, the following stories/story types teach some of the highest virtues: Jack the Giant Killer, Simpleton (a story type, see The Golden Goose), and The Princess and the Pea. There are significantly related variations that iterate and build on the themes I like in these stories such as The Giant who had no Heart in his Body and The Goosegirl.
I can give you my interpretations but I’d rather give the story recommendations and see how you feel about them :)
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