Fairy tales are more than simple stories for children. They carry cultural memory, moral questions, and timeless reflections on what it means to be human. From Grimm's dark forests to Perrault's glittering courts, these tales have shaped literature and imagination for centuries.

TaleDecode is a collaborative digital archive and research platform investigating the mechanisms by which narratives endure across centuries and cultures. Through the systematic study of hundreds of literary fairy and folk tales and their classical authors, we trace narrative patterns, archetypal themes, and cultural transmission to understand what gives certain stories their longevity.

This project brings together writers, artists, researchers, technologists, and designers in an ongoing inquiry at the intersection of folklore studies, cultural memory, and narrative theory. Our work examines how oral traditions transform into written texts, how literary archives function as sites of both preservation and erasure, and how narratives circulate and adapt across cultural boundaries.

TaleDecode currently operates with limited public access as we develop the project's framework and methodologies. We are working collaboratively with a select community of scholars, educators, and cultural practitioners who share our commitment to rigorous inquiry into narrative transmission and cultural memory.