Characteristics of a Fairy Tale

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Fairy Tale Writing

HOMEWORK

Before you can write a fairty tale it is important to know the characteristics that define this particular narrative form. For a story to be considered a fairytale it must include most - 6 or more, of the characteristics from the list below.

1) Begins with Once Upon a Time, Once long ago, Long, long ago etc. 2) Story setting is usually in a castle, forest , or town 3) Story has good / nice characters 4) Story has mean / bad characters 5) Many of the characters are animals or members of royalty 6) Story has magic 7) Story has the numbers 3 or 7 in it 8) Story has a problem 9) Problem in the story is solved 10) Good wins / outsmarts bad 11) Ending is "happily ever after"

A Collection of Fairy Tales

SOURCES: Image: Krystn Palmer, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, April 11, 2009, Attribution, http://bit.ly/hAmE8l Video Clip: Edmonton Public Library, The Three Little Pigs Puppet Show, July 28, 2006, http://youtu.be/mWwbXRA__g8 Content: http://bit.ly/cpcebA Handout: Ms. Jacoby's (teacher from MA) Classrom site, Fairytal Resources http://bit.ly/fvRTBu