Stories have long served as powerful tools for conveying culture, values, and lessons, with fables, folklore, and fairy tales playing central roles in human storytelling traditions. This theme’s essay explores fables, like Aesop’s tales, and modern examples, like Disney’s Encanto or George Orwell’s Animal Farm, as well as folklore like Slenderman. This essay also looks at fairy tales, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. Stories like these shape perceptions and connect generations to their cultural roots.
