Entry 3

A fairytale is considered to be a story for children of young ages in my opinion, but what a fairytale has that other stories do not is magic. A fairytale is simply not a fairytale without magic and marvel. For example, the fairytale "Sleeping Beauty" includes magical fairies, maleficent the evil queen, animals portraying human characteristics, and more. Sleeping Beauty also takes place in a magic land, which is common in fairytales. Many, if not all, fairytales are told to be in an unreal, "make believe" world. Another example of a fairytale would be Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White grows up in a magical land where her evil queen step mother tries to kill her. Snow White ventures off into the forest on her own and comes across a house owned by dwarfs. But what makes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a fairytale too is the arrival of the prince. In many fairytales, the prince "happens" to always show up at the right time to save the princess and carry her off into the sunset, as if it is coincidental when he shows up. Overall, the three main characteristics of a fairytale is it must include magic/marvel, it takes place in an unreal world, and the prince just so "happens" to show up at the right time.

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