Discussion: types of fairy tales?

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

I started making a list for an OUAT fic, but I know I'm missing entire groups in it. I'm trying to arrange at least a sampling of stories for each type -- and how many types of stories there are.
and I don't mean the classic Man Vs Man, Man Vs Nature we all learned in English class


Type One: Hero tales. (baddies are defeated by a person or team of people; there may be a rescue)
Examples: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty.

Type Two: Endure tales. (there is no rescue or defeats; any victories are by virtue of surviving beyond the hard times)
Examples: Book of Job, The Hunger Games.

Type Three: Prosperity/Loyalty tales. (battles and rescues are not the point of the story; the aim is to show, for example, that loyalty is valued more than riches)
Examples: Sinuhe the Sailor.

Type Four: ?
Examples: ?

Comments

[ye-olde-geek.livejournal.com]

Have you considered the Aarne-Thompson classification system?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne-Thompson_classification_system