In fairy tales, as in life, punishment or fear of it is only alimited deterrent to crime. The conviction that crime doesnot pay is a much more effective deterrent, and that is whyin fairy tales the bad person always loses out. It is not thefact that virtue wins out at the end which promotes morality,but that the hero is most attractive to the child, who identifieswith the hero in all his struggles. Because of this identificationthe child imagines that he suffers with the hero his trials andhardships, and triumphs with him as virtue is victorious.

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