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Fairy Tale & Folklore:
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. The term is mainly used for stories with origins in European tradition and, at least in recent centuries, mostly relates to children's literature.
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture, or group. These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs, and jokes. Transmission is a vital part of the folklore process as it ensures that these stories are passed from one region to another or from one generation to the next. Stories tend to be passed along informally, as a rule anonymously, and always in multiple variants. |