Fairy+Tale+Genre

= **Common Elements of Fairy Tales** =

**Do NOT need to include fairies. **
**• Set in the past—usually significantly long ago. May be presented as historical fact from the past.** **• Include fantasy, supernatural or make-believe aspects.** **• Typically incorporate clearly defined good characters and evil characters.** **• Involves magic elements, which may be magical people, animals, or objects. Magic may be postive or negative.** **• May include objects, people, or events in threes.** **• Focus the plot on a problem or conflict that needs to be solved.** **• Often have happy endings, based on the resolution of the conflict or problem.** • **Usually teach a lesson or demonstrate values important to the culture.**