fairy story
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McKay notes that Tolkien emerged from World War I with a complex fairy story, unlike many of his literary peers who were writing about wastelands and darkness.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
But at the same time, it can feel like a fairy story with a happy ever after ending.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018
Adams’s next leap forward came with the Disney hit “Enchanted,” which depends entirely on her to transform a high concept — a cartoon princess becomes human — into a delightful fairy story.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2017
"It was exceptional really. It was like a fairy story and they don't often happen."
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2015
This is a story on the level of the fairy story.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
