What I Learned in the Nursery

G.K. Chesterton tells us that fairy tales teach us lessons. I completely agree with him. They also entertain us. We may not always take lessons away from them when we first read or watch them, but they are still there. Fairy tales are something that will last forever and be passed from generation to generation. If picked up, these lessons can be lifelong. You may watch all of the Disney princess movies as a kid. If you take away the lesson that you were meant to take away, it will always be with you. As teenagers, young adults, and even older adults, people still reference the fairy tales that they watched and or read as a child. It’s something that will always stick with you.

He also says that babies like realistic tales. I never thought about it that way, but he has a point. Babies are fascinated with anything you tell them, and they’re still learning. If you tell a baby that an apple is golden, they’re likely to believe you, until they see that an apple is red or green. They’ll be fascinated then too. But if you just tell them that an apple is red or that an apple is green, they will still be fascinated. Babies are easy to please.