She adored fairy tales, yet derived great rewardrewriting them to the melody of her own warrior soul. Her fairytales weren’t made of desperate girlsbeing rescued by handsomespoiled princes. Her stories were made of badass womenteasing monstersand running wild with dragons.

Melody Lee
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An obvious example is the movie, "The Little Mermaid." The lead character Ariel was a young mermaid who wanted to be human. Instead of going through a typical Disney love story, she decided to leave her family and go out on her own. Ariel is a princess, but she isn't perfect or helpless. She has a strong will and an adventurous spirit that makes her a wonderful role model for girls.

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