There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two - headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar (奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl -friend.

　　No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.

　　59.The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is ____ .

　　A . repeated without any change B. treated as a joke

　　C. made some changes by the parent D. set in the present

　　60.According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is ____ .

　　A. in a realistic setting B. heard for the first time

　　C. repeated too often D. told in a different way

　　61.The advantage claimed (提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it ____.

　　A. makes them less fearful

　　B. develops their power of memory

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