ABSTRACT
Hindu peoples attribute a curative function to fairy tales, because they make it possible to cure people in distress who have lost their sense of life. Colette Estin, from National Institute of Artistic Creation and Therapy (INECAT), also associates fairy tales with curative power. The Petzold emphasizes work of therapy that determines the utility and the proper time to make use of the technique for a particular symptom. The child chooses and creates his stories and psychodramatic plays according to his needs, to overcome those factors that during a certain period have come in the way of his development. Through their mediation, he becomes able to master his threatening fantasies, which sometimes have a primitive character, such as the combination of aggression and sexuality one finds during the latency period. The fairy tale also recalls initiation rites. They can be found in Hungarian folk tales and continue to be active in the initiation rites practiced by African and Islamic cultures.
