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- ...looking for something else entirely. The word derives from an old Persian fairy tale and was coined by [[Horace Walpole]] on 28 January 1754 in a letter he "It was once when I read a silly fairy tale, called [[The Three Princes of Serendip]]: as their highnesses travell1 KB (230 words) - 13:37, 28 January 2012
- ...earing, superstitions such as crossing fingers and wishbones, beliefs like fairy rings and frog showers, and calendar customs from April Fool's Day to St. V876 bytes (118 words) - 01:17, 13 December 2020
- ...'s men into [[animals]]. Italian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale fairy] tales put them into the hands of the [[powerful]] fairies by the late Midd ...wizards' staffs, though staffs generally convey a more 'serious' image; a fairy godmother would often use a wand, possibly with a [[star]] or some form of3 KB (520 words) - 02:44, 13 December 2020
- ...ents it is left to determine when the more real of this world replaces the fairy-tales of yesteryear, as it can be detrimental for even the best of fiction ...gs, and we perceive there has been a gradual move to ‘dumb the people with fairy-tales’ about their day-to-day reality. These are slow, insidious and dan4 KB (565 words) - 15:34, 23 December 2010
- In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale fairy tales] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Europe medieval Europe],2 KB (314 words) - 02:41, 13 December 2020
- ...mation). This usage is frequently confused with [[legend]], [[fiction]], [[fairy tale]], [[folklore]], [[fable]], and [[urban legend]], each of which has a2 KB (283 words) - 01:39, 13 December 2020
- ...ou into a garden of light and laughter, of glory and goodness. This is no fairy tale for the young, but a story of adventure for the young at heart. Do yo2 KB (286 words) - 18:46, 8 January 2011
- ...r-Oriental [[minds]] delight in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tales fairy stories], and they are continually spinning such [[beautiful]] [[myths]] ab3 KB (402 words) - 02:42, 13 December 2020
- ...ou into a garden of light and laughter, of glory and goodness. This is no fairy tale for the young, but a story of adventure for the young at heart. Do yo2 KB (289 words) - 18:35, 26 December 2010
- ...[[music]], [[oral history]], [[proverbs]], [[jokes]], popular [[beliefs]], fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and [[customs]] included in the [[traditions]]3 KB (372 words) - 00:16, 13 December 2020
- ...[leisure]], others with a [[shock]]. Old [[belief]] systems, [[myths]], [[fairy tales]] -- all the old [[scaffolding]] will fall away -- and My children wi2 KB (363 words) - 19:28, 21 March 2013
- ...p a greater compatibility. In [[your world]], many brides-to-be dream of a fairy-tale wedding and go on a diet and workout program in order to perfectly fit2 KB (327 words) - 18:51, 30 October 2017
- *'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale Fairy Tale]'''''3 KB (446 words) - 01:04, 13 December 2020
- ...n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_candy ''cotton candy''] in North America and ''fairy floss'' in Australia), and certain other sugar based products such as candi3 KB (468 words) - 23:42, 12 December 2020
- ...e medieval literature], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore folklore], fairy tales and [[modern]] [[fantasy]] [[fiction]], enchantments (from the Old Fr3 KB (452 words) - 00:09, 13 December 2020
- ...ith such false quest-objects include the legends of Jason and Perseus, the fairy tales [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Water,_the_Singing_Apple,_4 KB (569 words) - 02:34, 13 December 2020
- ...ss motivation. These collective blessings showered from on high lose their fairy dust and morph into curses when misused. Their beneficiaries’ self-image3 KB (382 words) - 15:17, 7 September 2022
- ...rring theme in [[mythology]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale fairy tales]. The victorious [[agent]] is a [[hero]], often portrayed as engaging4 KB (673 words) - 02:41, 13 December 2020
- ...aecology (from Greek gynē), banshee fairy woman (from Irish bean woman, sí fairy) and zenana (from Persian zan). The [[Latin]] fēmina, whence female, is li7 KB (1,115 words) - 02:42, 13 December 2020
- ...ve religion] which was largely a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale fairy tale] of [[conscience]] into a living [[experience]] in the [[ascending]] [5 KB (637 words) - 22:57, 12 December 2020