In one, a specimen-creating brute steals the life of a child pelican and her guardian while trying to bring her back to life . In the other, a prince learns the value of his frog-turned-princess and sets out on a quest to find her. Baba Iaga and the Pelican Child by Joy Williams and The Frog Princess by Alexander Afanasev are two essential facets of the fairy tale genre. Although at first it may seem that Williams did not retain any elements of Afanasev's tale, on closer inspection it is evident that the similarities between the two tales outnumber their differences. Incorporating a generous portion of the original story into his own, Williams' version presents an innovative arrangement of the classic and the new. As a result, William's tale introduces characteristics that reflect the lessons of everyday life while simultaneously retaining qualities that reflect the definitional aspects of the fairy tale genre. Both Williams and Afanasev use a very obvious plot detail, but in different ways. In Baba Iaga and the Child Pelican, specimen collector John James Audubon had a specific plan on how to capture the child pelican and turn her into a specimen. Similarly, in The Frog Princess, after Elena leaves when Prince Ivan burns her frog skin, the prince "prepares for his journey, obtains the blessing of his father and mother and leaves" (Afanasev 70) . Although these two plot segments feature similar action, the moods developed by the characters doing the research are very different. In Baba Iaga and the Pelican Child, the mood is one of suspense because the reader knows that something bad is about to happen but is not quite sure what exactly. On the other hand, in The Frog Princess, the fact that the Prince sets out in search of ...... middle of paper ...... and the Pelican Child long after Alexander Afanasev has writing The Frog Princess, he innovatively incorporated parts of the classic version into his own, and the combination led to elements of lessons and values ​​discussed throughout the fairy tale. Ranging from life lessons about personal action to lessons about keeping your happiness independent of the actions of others and grounding them in stories with intrigue and lack of punishment among the wicked, the moral is seamlessly woven with fiction. The similarities and differences combined create a unique fairy tale that incorporates all the main aspects of the classic fairy tale while simultaneously adding new features. These traits of the fairy tale are what have kept the fairy tale alive for so long and will keep it alive for many years to come..