18 fairy tales that can be guessed and then told in a short version. Often, elderly people remember the fairy tales of their childhood. Therefore, folk tales are particularly suitable for accompanying people with dementia. The well-known author Günter Neidinger has selected 18 folk tales that can be guessed through increasingly specific questions and then told in a brief form: Once upon a time... there was an emperor, ... a minister, ... a castle, ... fine silk, ... some gold coins, ... two apprentices, ... a loom, ... foolish faces, ... a amazed people, ... and a little boy. The fairy tale is called ...