Totally agree. For my work as a writer I take it upon myself to seriously analyze fairy tale stories and mythologies to see what those metaphorical truths are. I haven't written at length about it yet, but I actually think "magic" in these traditional fantasy stories is a metaphor for truth-telling.

In The Arabian Nights I've (potentially) identified that there is a morality of magic: those who use magic to change others into what they are not are evil - except for those who need to use the same sort of magic to "bind" those who unfairly transform others. I wonder if this may be a hidden morality of an antecedent of storytelling, gossip - telling the truth and lying (hidden! for these sorts of writers to uncover!)

In Ovid's Metamorphoses, characters at times self-transform to protect themselves; often, these are female characters who transform to protect themselves from unwanted male pursuit. I haven't had a thought about what this may represent except for some sort of hidden history of ourselves.

Another aspect of this I've noted is that if my first observation is true, there are fairy tales which promote certain forms of lying ("glamor magic"), such as Cinderella and particularly the Disney versions of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. However, all of these stories are wrapped up in the ultimate morality about these actions being for the purpose of true love...although it's also sort of funny to wonder if these stories inadvertently promote taking on extreme financial debt in the pursuit of some sort of ideal.

I'll try to write at more length about it at some point.

I've enjoyed our exchanges so far, so I look forward to your conclusions on this subject.