The beauty of the stories that come from Indo-European culture is that, though modern people say that they are meant for children, they have lessons in them that adults can take into consideration during their day to day lives.
I especially like "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen because in today's society we are ruled by a mob mindset. People are fed their ideas and opinions through the television and other media sources and they hardly ever second guess what the are told. Even more rare than second guessing the media is when a person stands up and says what they know is true even though everyone else is happy to go along with a lie to avoid confrontation.
What is really special about this story is that the one person to stand up to speak the Truth is a child. Oddly enough, though adults like to think they know more then their children a lot of times its the children that do the right thing with out second guessing themselves, or rather, without considering how it will affect their social appearance. I love that about children, and I think it is something we should all strive for: stating and upholding the Truth even when its not what we want or its unpleasant.
You can read "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen by clicking here.
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