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Edgewood Highland School Library: Fairy Tales

What is a Fairy Tale?

Fairy Tales are "old" stories that have been told over and over again for a long time.  Fairy Tales usually...

  • Begin with "Once upon a time"
  • End with "Happily Ever After"
  • Have magic or fantasy
  • Have a good character and a bad character
  • Have the magic number 3

Fairy Tales We Will Read

Comparing/Contrasting

Story Elements

What is a Fractured Fairy Tale?

Fractured Fairy Tales are "broken" fairy tales.  They take a fairy tale you know and change something about it like the characters, the plot, or the setting.  Fractured Fairy Tales sometimes...

  • Are taken from a different character's perspecticve
  • Have a good and bad character (often reversed from the original fairy tale)
  • Have magic or fantasy

Fractured Fairy Tales We Will Read