ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Fairy tales are often thought of as children’s stories involving magical lands, fantastical beasts, and imaginary creatures like witches, goblins, elves, and sorcerers.

Detailed explanation-2: -A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre.

Detailed explanation-3: -A fairy tale is a magical story for children, like “Cinderella” or “Rumpelstiltskin.” If you read a story that begins, “Once upon a time, ” chances are it’s a fairy tale. A story doesn’t have to include any fairies at all to be considered a fairy tale.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magic in fairy tales operates as mainly soft magic. There are almost no protagonists using magical powers. Instead, most magic either exists without explanation or is used by others to create problems for them.