Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Complete each sentence with the correct ending.

A     may be provided through methods used in biological research. B     are the reason for their survival. C     show considerable global variation. D     contain animals which transform to become humans. E     were originally spoken rather than written. F     have been developed without factual basis.

 
1. In fairy tales, details of the plot
2. Tehrani rejects the idea that the useful lessons for life in fairy tales
3. Various theories about the social significance of fairy tales
4. Insights into the development of fairy tales
5. All the fairy tales analysed by Tehrani

Complete the summary using the list of phrases. ONLY write the letter .

A   ending                   B   events                   C   warning

D   links                       E   records                  F   variations

G    horror                    H   people                  I    plot

Phylogenetic analysis of Little Red Riding Hood

Tehrani used techniques from evolutionary biology to find out if 6. existed among 58 stories from around the world. He also wanted to know which aspects of the stories had fewest 7. , as he believed these aspects would be the most important ones. Contrary to other beliefs, he found that some 8. that were included in a story tended to change over time, and that the middle of a story seemed no more important than the other parts. He was also surprised that parts of a story which seemed to provide some sort of 9. were unimportant. The aspect that he found most important in a story’s survival was 10. .