Themes:

• The reward of good.
• The punishment of evil.
• Exposing the fool.
• Origin of life.
• Age vs. youth.
• The anxiety over one’s displacement by another.
• heroic qualities.
• morals or lessons.
• nature and animals.
• story keepers and story finders.
• good versus evil.
• power of magic.
• conflict between children and adults.
• role of the trickster.
• power of words and language.
• role of a friend/companion/guide.

Symbols:

• Color
• Potion
• Poisons
• Birds
• Talisman
• Spider webs
• Dragons
• Unicorns
• Blood
• Trolls
• a cursed object
• midnight
• fire
• numbers
• Glass Slippers
• Weapons

Characters:

• Prince
• Princess
• King
• Queen
• Servant
• Beasts
• Dwarfs
• Elves
• Fairys
• Monsters
• Animals
• Witches
• Mermaids
• Knights
• Dragons

Story sites:

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears