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A girl wants to believe that she is a beautiful princess and that someday a handsome prince will come find her. In fairy tales women don't usually find love, it finds them. As I've thought about all the popular fairy tales, there are some interesting similarities. Take these Disney princess stories for example. In Tangled, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Mulan the story begins with the princess (or future princess) feeling restless. She has hopes and dreams for the future, and wants to be seen for who she really is inside. She has to summon up the courage to pursue these dreams. She usually sings a song about it:
Tangled: When will my life begin
Beauty and the Beast: Belle (reprise)
Aladdin: To be free
Cinderella: A dream is a wish your heart makes
Sleeping Beauty: I wonder
The Little Mermaid: Where the people are
Mulan: Reflection
Next, she gets to go on a grand adventure! She goes to see the floating lanterns, she sets off to rescue her father from a horrible beast, she escapes over the palace walls, she goes to the ball with the help of her fairy godmother in a pumpkin shaped carriage and fancy dress. Her dreams are coming true! Then, when she's not expecting him, certainly not looking for him, he finds her. He'll usually be smitten, but it may take him a while to realize she's a princess. Again, they'll probably sing a song about it.
Tangled: I see the light
Beauty and the Beast: Something there
Aladdin: A whole new world
Sleeping Beauty: Once upon a dream
The adventure does not stop here. They'll have to face some pretty fierce monsters, or witches, or armies, or step mothers. It will be rough, but in the process she will realize who she really is and he will become a real man. When the adventure is over they will live happily ever after.
Yes, they are just fairytales, but dreams do come true!
