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OUTLINE
    l. The imaginative 23
    m. Animals 24
    n. A portrayal of human relations, especially with children 24
    o. The diminutive 25
    p. Rhythm and repetition 26
    q. The simple and sincere 28
    r. Unity of effect 29
  2. Fairy tales must follow the law of the emotions and avoid elements opposed to the interests of the very young child 30
    a. The tale of the witch 31
    b. The tale of the dragon 31
    c. Giant tales 31
    d. Some tales of transformation 32
    e. The tale of strange animal relations and strange creatures 33
    f. Unhappy tales 34
    g. The tale of capture 34
    h. The very long tale 35
    i. The complicated or the insincere tale 36
II. The fairy tale as literature 37
  1. The fairy tale must be a true classic 38
  2. The fairy tale must have mind and soul 39
  3. The fairy tale must have the distinguishing marks of literature 40
    a. A power to appeal to the emotions 41
      1) Literary emotion is not personal 41
      2) Literary emotion must have justness 41
      3) Literary emotion must have vividness 41
      4) Literary emotion must have steadiness 41
      5) Literary emotion must have variety 41
      6) Literary emotion must have moral quality 41
      7) Application of the test of emotion to the fairy tales 41
      8) The value of fairy tales in the development of emotion 44
    b. A power to appeal to the imagination 45
      1) Appeal to the creative imagination 45