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        c) Oeyvind and Marit, a modern tale illustrating style 60
        d) Three Billy-Goats Gruff, a folk-tale illustrating style 64
        e) The folk-tale generally considered as to literary form 65
        f) The tale by Grimm, Perrault, Dasent, Harris, Jacobs, Lang, and Andersen considered as to literary form 67
        g) The tale of to-day considered as to literary form 69
III. The fairy tale as a short-story 70
  1. Characters 71
    a. Characters must be unique, original, and striking 72
    b. Characters of the fairy tales 72
  2. Plot 73
    a. Plot must be entertaining, comical, novel, or thrilling 73
    b. Plot must show a beginning, a middle, and an end 73
    c. Plot must have a distinct climax 74
    d. Introduction must be simple 74
    e. Conclusion must show poetic justice 74
    f. Plot must be good narration and description 74
      1) Narration must have truth, interest, and consistency 74
      2) Description must have aptness and concreteness 75
    g. Structure illustrated by Three Pigs and Briar Rose 76
  3. Setting 77
    a. Setting must give the time and place, the background of the tale 77
    b. Setting must arouse sensation and feeling 77
    c. Effect of transformation of setting 77
      1) Story sequence preserved by setting illustrated by Robin's Christmas Song 78