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The current article is devoted to the study of H. C. Andersen's fairy tale The Ugly Duckling. The main subject of the study is the fabulous transformation of the tale's protagonist from a loser into a winner. The research was performed within the archetypal paradigm originated by C. G. Jung (1875--1961). A simplified content analysis of the text was carried out using a set of archetypes composed of elements from the collections of C. Pearson and C. Myss. The study managed to a) identify the archetypal picture that accompanied the protagonist's sad journey, b) find the key archetypes responsible for his unrelenting motivation to survive and search for a better life, and c) identify the archetypal mechanism of the hero's transformation from a loser and an outcast into a winner. The results obtained allow us to conclude that Andersen's fairy tale The Ugly Duckling is valuable from a scientific point of view as a treasure trove of human knowledge and historical experience. This fairy tale has great potential when applied to psychotherapy of trauma and to education, concretely, for work with children who have special needs. Great prospects for its use open up in the workplace, including management and the role training of manufacturers. In our rapidly developing information society, it seems that demand for this fairy tale will only grow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with the metaphoric representation of childhood traumatic experiences through references to European fairy tales in the novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura, "an innovative and tender blend of social commentary and magical realism" as defined by Riyoko Shibe. The paper traces the different ways the author incorporates European fairy tales and introduces the fantastic to describe the traumatic experiences of the children who went through severe bullying at school. The article attempts to demonstrate that these references serve both as symbolic representations of these experiences and as an escape from them, as they provide a metaphorical means to deal with the psychological distress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]