Tales versus other genres, esp. in young kids

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Tales versus other genres, esp. in young kids

• Games are great for older kids, or playing with
  dolls, but need the images to do this and tales
  provide
• Tales talk adult desire for children most
  important thing in the world, couple does
  anything to get, old couple without is tragic
• Compare to dead baby jokes of older kids
• Tales talk about youngest child as simpleton,
  triumphs in the end, often by being simple
• Compare to little moron jokes

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Need for fantasy

• Child wants to win out over giant, NOT real
  parent (who will take care of kid)
• Child really does not want to know about horse
  riding and sex
• Adult attempts to deal with kid issues in Arthur
  Aardvark, Recess, Pepper Ann
• What kids watch Mutant League, Pokemon, Monster
  Rancher