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I added the note about the oldest fairy tales belonging in older than Dirt due to a 2016 paper that did a comparison of various fairy tales from multiple cultures, collecting thematically similar stories, and linguistically backdated them. A few, most notably 'The Boy Steals the Ogre's Treasure' (Jack and the Beanstalk in English tradition, but there are many other variants) and stories of Faustian bargains for skill or treasure date back to the very earliest cities between 3500 and 4500 BCE
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I added the note about the oldest fairy tales belonging in older than Dirt due to a 2016 paper that did a comparison of various fairy tales from multiple cultures, collecting thematically similar stories, and linguistically backdated them. A few, most notably \'The Boy Steals the Ogre\'s Treasure\' (Jack and the Beanstalk in English tradition, but there are many other variants) and stories of Faustian bargains for skill or treasure date back to the very earliest cities between 3500 and 4500 BCE.
To my mind, if such stories date that far back, even if just thematically similar, they should be mentioned here.
Another person removed it. Rather than an edit war, I\'m posting here to ask if it should be put back.
To my mind, if such stories date that far back, even if just thematically similar, they should be mentioned here.
Another person removed it. Rather than an edit war, I\'m posting here to ask if it should be put back.
