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Cinderella. She was kind and put upon, her step sisters selfish. But she got to go to the ball and the Prince fell in love with her. He so wanted to find her again that he searched th e whole of the land to find the foot the glass slipper fitted. Ah, so romantic! And showing that kindness gets paid in the end

The Little Matchgirl. A sad one but it mesmerised me when I was younger. I longed to help her and couldn’t understand why the adults passing her by didn’t. It still brings tears to my eyes now!

Cinderella

Cinderella was my favourite with Sleeping Beauty a close second

Cinderella, loved the magic behind the story!

Cinderella for me it showed money doesn't always buy things .i used to feel sorry for buttons though, I used to think he would like to marry cinders .

The Ugly Duckling because I hoped one day to be rid of my freckles which I did!

I always enjoyed Cinderella. She was a charming heroine, with two ugly sisters who were mean to her.

When Cinderella met Prince Charming and they became devoted to each other, it made a lovely dream that every girl could win her dream.

The Emperor's New Clothes. As a child, and now grown up I always seem to speak too plainly for those around me. What's wrong with plain, honest speaking ? Say what you see and shame the devil.

Snow White and the seven dwarfs as I always felt sorry for the dwarfs when they came home

Loved Little Red Riding Hood, my gran bought me a viewfinder from Switzerland telling the story, just fascinated me

Hansel and Gretel was my favourite I loved looking at the pictures and the story I ignored.

Rapunzel I was always envious of the long hair when mine was always kept short

The Princess and the pea.Remember when I was six reading this to my class mates,the teacher had to go and see the head mistress and I was the only child that could read.I remember it well cos off the little round tables we sat on ,the teacher put a chair on top for me to sit on,would,nt be allowed these days with health and safety.YES,the children were as good as gold as I read the story to them,happy daysd.

My favourite fairy tale was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. I used to imagine myself as Snow White and my brothers and sisters were the dwarves.

I used to love Enid Blyton's tales of pixies , elves and faries.My favourite was a book called Pip, I kept it into adulthood , before it got lost. In the front was a dedication'Love from Mummy, Christmas 1967' It was a magical book and thinking back on it now makes me think what the children of today have lost.

Cinderella. I loved the thought of having a fairy godmother who could make all my dreams come true.

Cinderella, I loved the beautiful dresses . But liked the fact she
got the Prince in the end, after being treated horribly by the step sisters and step mother

Hansel and Gretel. My children loved the idea of a trail of bread to help them find their way out of the wood but was sad when it was eaten by woodland creatures.
Whenever we went for walks after that story, he'd collect gravel beforehand (one time it was soil in his pockets ??) or draw a landmark (post box or tree) in a notebook to be sure he could find his way home.

jack and the beanstalk I think I liked to be frightened by the fee fi fo fumm

A Christmas Carol.

My favourite was from a book called Old Peters Russian Fairy Tales and it was the story of a witch called Baba Yaga who lived in a hut that walked on chickens legs!
I loved all of the stories in that book and remembered many by heart! so told them to my own children and grandchildren from memory!

I loved Peter Pan and still do. The idea of flying, fairies the whole thing. I have bought the story for each of our grandchildren. Why should any of us grow up!

Hansel and Gretal

Peter Pan. I went to see it at The Scala theatre every year and saw a variety of young women play Peter. How I loved it when we all had to clap if we ‘believed in fairies’ when Tinker Bell was failing fast. Oh the joy when she recovered!