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TY  _  JOUR
ID  -  1394062311180180
TI  -  Plant Fairies
JO  -  Pazhūhish-i Źabān  va Adabiyyāt-i Farsī
JA  -  ES
LA  -  fa
SN  -  1735-1030
AU  -   
AD  -  
Y1  -  2009
PY  -  2009
VL  -  14
IS  -  0
SP  -  1
EP  -  10
KW  -  fairy-tales
 fairies
 personification
 the Paradise Lost
DO  -  
N2  -  Among the subset of the fairy-tales genre, there is one type classified as No. 410 under Arne-Thompson classification. The narrative is centered on a young boy attaining a magic garden gets the fruits out of which emerge beautiful fairies. The tale is narrated in different versions around the world.
Having gathered the stories narrated among different nations, the author in this article, tires to explore the rules governing these tales, and explain their universal motifs regarding their mythological origins. According to the findings of the present article, these tales and the myths behind them are reflections of the humans’ beautiful imagination on personification and attributing life to the nature. Moreover, the magic garden which the protagonist attains could be a mythological symbol of the Paradise Lost. 

UR  - rimag.ir/en/Article/10082
L1  - rimag.ir/en/Article/Download/10082
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