Giovan Francesco Straparola Giovan Francesco Straparola: known as the the "father" of the literary fairy tale.
Try searching Project Gutenberg. The most popular Rapunzel version is that of The Grimm brothers.
a midsummers night dream by William shakespeare reflects fairytales. Also, Ever After starting Drew Berrymore is almost an exact replica of Cinderella
Contrary to popular belief, most fairy tales do not begin with "once upon a time" or have a happy ending. They are the folklore of many different countries, and are often fables, teaching some kind...
Sleeping Beauty.There is three good fairies, and an evil one,who eventually gives the princess a curse.