Ruby the Red Fairy

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It is also possible that she is the oldest out of the Rainbow Fairies, as she tends to care for the other fairies and is willing to protect them no matter what. The crisis the characters have to solve is so predictable (for a grown-up) that I just wanted to be done, but my kids find it to be actually compelling. Something terrible has happened," Ruby the Red Fairy tells Rachel and Kirsty, before she flutters them off to meet the Queen of the Fairies. Zwei bislang ungedruckte Briefe Wilhelm Hauffs an Grimm und ein Nachtrag zum Fest der Unterirdischen, einem frühen Zeugnis norwegischer Volksliteratur".

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Indeed, that appears to be the oldest variant; no previous oral version is known, although several have been collected since its publication in 1818.Though the stories are all pretty similar, they're a fine introduction to fantasy adventures for young kids; there's always some kind of suspense or mild peril, but it's always resolved quickly and painlessly.

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The fairies represent a wide range of hair/skin colors and style choices, though there isn't much variation in body type. It follows that Ruby is feisty and exuberant, and she shares Rachel's speed demon tendency (it's no coincidence red is a favored color for sports cars). I find the writing to be pretty awful, but for the girl who's just ready for chapter books, the series offers a lot to like.In addition, Dutch scholar Theo Meder published a Dutch tale titled Rozerood en Lelieblank ("Rose-Red and Lily-White"), from a teller from Driebergen, Utrecht, who sent it in 1892 to linguist Gerrit Jacob Boekenoogen [ nl]. Philologist and folklorist Julian Krzyżanowski, establisher of the Polish Folktale Catalogue according to the international index, located a single Polish variant of type 426, Narzeczony niedźwiedź ("The Bear Groom").