The human race has gone through many trials to get where we are today. We have faced the elements, nature, and each other. The reason we do battle with such forces is to gain the things we need for survival and things we want to make life easier for us. There are few better places to look for examples of such reasons than fairy tales. They show base human desires while explaining them in what are usually complex situations. Three excellent examples of stories that involve an ordeal are "The Three Little Gnomes in the Forest," "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes," and "The White Snake." While all of these have the common ground of involving a test, they also contain many similarities that make these tales examples of showing human nature in the face of trails. The stories seem to have another running theme that the good and hard-working people will prevail. These qualities, though not always present, contribute and eventually determine the hero's ability to achieve their goal.
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