Fairy Tales

"Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there was a princess who had a wicked step-mother... (...) and the prince kissed her and they lived happily ever after."
So, that is how fairy tales usually start and end. But aren't Grimms's and Perrault's tales getting a little bit old? Isn't it time to update them?

Nowadays, parodies are everywhere, from James Thurber to Shrek and in a lot of films too (Happily Never After, Hoodwinked, etc.).

So, when you are writing your own version of a new fairy tale, do not forget to find ways to modernize and change the old tale !