In childhood fables, why is it always the physically smaller character who emerges the "hero"? - The mouse rescues the lion, the tortoise wins against the hare, the monkey fools the crocodile, the elf helps the woodcutter, and so on.
If childhood tales are told to inculcate positive values, why did Jack steal from the giant, and why did the fox give up so soon on the grapes?
If the wicked queen would climb Rapunzel's hair each time to get into the tall tower, how did Rapunzel get inside the tower in the first place?
If Cinderella was allowed to stay out till midnight in the 16th century, why was Princess Fiona only allowed to stay out till sunset in the 21st century?
In the tale of the princess and the frog, was the prince actually cursed, or is the frog a metaphor for all males?!
