105 Fairy Tale Retelling writing prompts

Daily Fairy Tale Retelling Prompt

Retell 'Sleeping Beauty' in a world of dreams where a prince has to navigate through the dream world to wake the princess up.

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Fairy tale retelling genre takes familiar fairy tales and gives them new life. These narratives maintain some original elements but introduce fresh perspectives, contexts, or twists.

1. Write a modern-day version of 'Cinderella' where she is a successful CEO with a wicked board of directors.
2. Reimagine 'Snow White' in a dystopian society. The seven dwarfs are leaders of a rebel group fighting against a tyrannical queen.
3. Retell 'Rapunzel' in a futuristic setting where Rapunzel is a hacker locked in a high-tech tower by a corporation.
4. 'The Little Mermaid' retold in the context of climate change. The mermaid gives up her tail to warn humans about the devastation of her ocean home.
5. Reimagine 'Hansel and Gretel' where they are detectives investigating a series of candy-related crimes.
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6. Write a retelling of 'Sleeping Beauty' where the princess is a soldier in cryogenic sleep on an interstellar spaceship.
7. Tell the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' from the perspective of the giant, who is a misunderstood creature rather than a villain.
8. 'Beauty and the Beast' retold in a post-apocalyptic world. Beast is a survivor mutated by the nuclear fallout.
9. Retell 'The Frog Prince' where the frog is a young man cursed into a virtual reality game, and the princess must win the game to free him.
10. Reimagine 'Red Riding Hood' as an intergalactic smuggler, the wolf as an alien and her grandmother as an oracle.
11. Write a version of 'The Ugly Duckling' where the duckling is an AI learning to embrace its unique capabilities.
12. 'The Three Little Pigs' retold in a city planning bureau, with the pigs as architects and the wolf as a building demolisher.
13. In a twist on 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', Goldilocks is an alien stranded on earth, seeking refuge with a family of Yetis.
14. Write a retelling of 'Rumpelstiltskin' in a spy-thriller setting. The girl is a code breaker, and Rumpelstiltskin a foreign agent.
15. Reimagine 'Aladdin' in a corporate setting where the genie is an AI assistant and the lamp a cutting-edge smartphone.
16. Tell a version of 'Puss in Boots' where Puss is a cunning robotic cat in a society of humanoid animals.
17. Write a retelling of 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' set in a future where the Piper is a hacker leading away people's digital profiles.
18. Retell 'The Emperor's New Clothes' in a fashion-forward society dominated by social media influencers.
19. Reimagine 'Snow Queen' where the Snow Queen is a super-powered villain holding a city in a perpetual winter.
20. A retelling of 'Pinocchio' where Pinocchio is an android learning to be human.
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21. Tell a version of 'The Swan Princess' set in a mutant society, where the princess turns into a swan due to a genetic experiment gone wrong.
22. Write 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' in a desert world with the troll as a sand monster and the bridge as a scarce water source.
23. Retell 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses' as a heist story where the princesses are part of a secret thieves guild.
24. Reimagine 'Thumbelina' where she is microscopic due to a scientific experiment. She navigates a world filled with regular-sized, everyday dangers.
25. Write a retelling of 'The Goose Girl' set in a dystopian future where the prince is a rebel leader.
26. Retell 'The Princess and the Pea' in a high-tech society where the test is not a pea but a complex VR simulation.
27. Reimagine 'The Little Match Girl' as a super-powered child forced to hide her powers in a society that fears them.
28. Write a retelling of 'The Little Red Hen' in an office setting where the hen is an overworked employee.
29. Retell 'Bluebeard' as a psychological thriller with Bluebeard as a charming but sinister next door neighbor.
30. Write 'The Tinderbox' in a modern warfare setting with the tinderbox being a piece of high-tech weaponry.
31. Reimagine 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' where the soldier is a defected robot on the run from his manufacturers.
32. Retell 'The Nightingale' in a world where artificial intelligence has surpassed human creativity. The nightingale is a bio-engineered creature.
33. Write 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' in a sweatshop scenario where the elves are activists improving working conditions.
34. Retell 'The Wild Swans' where the princess is a brilliant scientist trying to find a cure for her brothers who are turned into swans by a genetic mutation.
35. Reimagine 'The Star Money' in a future society where the poor girl donates her holographic possessions for real ones.
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36. Write 'The Juniper Tree' in a contemporary setting where the stepmother is an ambitious politician.
37. Retell 'The Nutcracker' where the Nutcracker is a toy brought to life through advanced AI.
38. Write 'The Bremen Town Musicians' where the animals are bioengineered creatures who escaped from a lab.
39. Retell 'The Six Swans' in a post-apocalyptic setting where the princess's brothers are turned into monstrous beasts.
40. Reimagine 'The Fisherman and His Wife' where the fish is a powerful AI that grants the couple's digital desires.
41. Write 'The Valiant Little Tailor' as a superhero story with the tailor possessing superhuman strength.
42. Retell 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' as an astronaut's quest to save her lover stranded on a distant planet.
43. Write 'The Queen Bee' where the queen bee is a powerful monarch of a post-apocalyptic insect society.
44. Retell 'The Rose Tree' where the wicked stepmother is a ruthless businesswoman.
45. Write 'The Crystal Ball' where the crystal ball is a predictive algorithm.
46. Retell 'The Brave Little Tailor' as a professional esports player who needs to save the world from an online threat.
47. Write 'Brother and Sister' where the curse is a computer virus that transforms the brother into a digital creature.
48. Retell 'Rapunzel' in a world without human touch where the prince has to breach the tower to experience real human connection.
49. Write 'Cinderella' set in a future society where instead of a glass slipper, a high-tech gadget decides the prince's bride.
50. Retell 'Hansel and Gretel' as two children lost in a city of digital screens controlled by a wicked internet witch.
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51. Write 'Beauty and the Beast' in a society of genetically modified humans where the Beast is an unmodified human.
52. Retell 'Sleeping Beauty' in a world of dreams where a prince has to navigate through the dream world to wake the princess up.
53. Write 'Snow White' in a world where beauty is judged by one's inner kindness instead of outer beauty.
54. Retell 'The Little Mermaid' as a humanoid from an advanced underwater civilization trying to save her world from human pollution.
55. Write 'Puss in Boots' as a cunning cybernetic cat helping his owner ascend the societal ladder in a futuristic city.
56. Retell 'Aladdin' in a dystopian world where the genie is a powerful AI and the lamp is a forbidden technology.
57. Write 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' where the Piper is a charismatic influencer leading children to an unknown digital landscape.
58. Retell 'Jack and the Beanstalk' as a young boy discovering a quantum beanstalk leading to alternate realities.
59. Write 'Pinocchio' as a robot seeking to attain human-like consciousness and emotions.
60. Retell 'The Emperor's New Clothes' in a society obsessed with virtual reality fashion.
61. Write 'The Ugly Duckling' in a world where genetic modifications are common, and the duckling is a natural birth.
62. Retell 'The Frog Prince' as a man trapped in a VR game where only a genuine connection can free him.
63. Write 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' as three sibling inventors trying to outsmart a monopolistic corporation.
64. Retell 'Rumpelstiltskin' in a corporate setting where the miller's daughter has to outsmart a manipulative businessman.
65. Write 'The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids' as a survival story in a futuristic city.
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66. Retell 'The Fox and the Cat' as two hackers with different levels of experience.
67. Write 'The Goose Girl' as a young woman working undercover as a servant to expose corruption.
68. Retell 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses' as a group of women secretly running an underground revolution.
69. Write 'The Six Servants' as six robots with unique abilities helping a man to win a dystopian competition.
70. Retell 'The Three Spinners' as three hackers helping a woman to complete a seemingly impossible task.
71. Write 'Little Brother and Little Sister' as two AIs exploring their newfound consciousness.
72. Retell 'The True Bride' as a woman proving her identity in a world of AI and clones.
73. Write 'The White and the Black Bride' as two women fighting for justice in a color-divided society.
74. Retell 'The Three Snake-Leaves' in a world where rare plants offer magical effects.
75. Write 'The Devil's Sooty Brother' as a man working for a wicked corporation.
76. Retell 'Bearskin' as a soldier returning from an intergalactic war.
77. Write 'The Blue Light' as a world where an ancient artifact holds immense power.
78. Retell 'The Willow-Wren and the Bear' as an unlikely alliance in a futuristic war.
79. Write 'The Sweet Porridge' in a world where food is synthesized and a bowl produces real food.
80. Retell 'The Giant and the Tailor' as a story of a small inventor and a colossal robot.
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81. Write 'The Nail' as a cautionary tale about a seemingly insignificant tech part that could cause a disaster.
82. Retell 'The Poor Boy in the Grave' as a story about a boy in a society where happiness has been forgotten.
83. Write 'The Robber Bridegroom' as a detective trying to unmask a charming con man.
84. Retell 'The Drummer' as a musician finding magic in a society that has forbidden music.
85. Write 'The Three Green Twigs' as a post-apocalyptic tale of a man spreading greenery in a barren world.
86. Retell 'The Old Woman in the Wood' as a story about an elderly AI caretaker in a forest of mechanical trees.
87. Write 'The Devil and His Grandmother' as three soldiers making a deal with an enigmatic entity in a dystopian world.
88. Retell 'The Water of Life' as a story about a search for a cure in a pandemic-ridden world.
89. Write 'The Death of the Little Hen' as a story about the loss of a beloved AI pet.
90. Retell 'The Devil's Three Golden Hairs' as a young man on a quest to secure his future in a technologically advanced city.
91. Write 'The King of the Golden Mountain' as a corporate war in a city with a golden skyscraper at its center.
92. Retell 'The Seven Ravens' as a girl's quest to save her brothers in a world of advanced AI and robotics.
93. Write 'Doctor Know-All' as a story of an ordinary man suddenly becoming the most knowledgeable in a world of AI intellects.
94. Retell 'The Two Brothers' as a tale of two AIs, identical in code but different in personalities.
95. Write 'The Spirit in the Glass Bottle' as a story of an ancient AI trapped in a seemingly ordinary device.
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96. Retell 'The Star Coins' as a story of a girl collecting unique digital currencies to make a wish come true.
97. Write 'The Peasant's Wise Daughter' as a young woman navigating through political intrigues using her intelligence.
98. Retell 'The Griffin' as a story of a creature that is part machine, part organic and considered a myth.
99. Write 'The Lazy Spinner' in a world where productivity is a mandate, and laziness is a rebellion.
100. Retell 'The Lambkin and the Little Fish' as a story of two unusual friends in a world dominated by AI animals.
101. Write 'The Dragon and His Grandmother' as a story of three astronauts striking a deal with an alien entity.
102. Retell 'The Three Apprentices' as a story of three young people navigating their way through a future metropolis.
103. Write 'The Sunken City' as a diver's exploration of a city submerged due to climate change.
104. Retell 'The Goose Girl at the Well' as a story of a girl's mysterious connection with water in a drought-ridden future.
105. Write 'The Bird Phoenix' as a story of a firebird in a future where animals are part AI, part organic.
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Winston Hayes: An old soul with a pen as his trusted companion, Winston draws inspiration from the whispers of ancient trees, sharing timeless stories that stand tall, like the steadfast oaks he holds dear. In his leisure, you’ll find Winston wandering through lush forests, seeking serenity among nature’s wonders, which often find their way into his enchanting narratives.